Marion Rice Hart

Marion Rice Hart (1891–1990)^[1] was a sportswoman and author.

Hart was one of six children of Isaac Rice^[2].

Hart was the first woman to graduate in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received a masters in geology from Columbia University^[3].

As an aviatrix, Hart made seven solo flights across the Atlantic Ocean^[3] and was awarded the 1975 Harmon Trophy.

Books by Hart

Hart is the author of:

• Who Called That Lady a Skipper? (1938) describing her voyage on the ketch Vanora (ISBN 0-7812-8169-5).
• How to Navigate Today (1940) a treatise on celestial navigation (ISBN 0-87033-035-7), and
• I Fly as I Please (1953, Vanguard Press) describing her aerial adventures.

References

1. ^ , http://www.cmptp.com/Hart.html, retrieved 2009-09-05 ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Craft, Virginia (January 13, 1975), "Flying in the Face of Age", Sports Illustrated: 28 et seq., http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1089429/index.htm 
3. ^ ^{a b} Cook, Joan (1990-07-04). "Marion R. Hart, 98; Made 7 Solo Flights Across the Atlantic". The New York Times: pp. A13. http://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/04/obituaries/marion-r-hart-98-made-7-solo-flights-across-the-atlantic.html#. Retrieved 2009-09-05. 

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Name	Hart, Marion Rice
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Date of birth	1891
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Date of death	1990
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