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- Book Used by Katharine Wright, "Silas Marner, The Lifted Veil, and Brother Jacob, 1860 - Milton and Susan Wright encouraged an interest in learning in their children Reuchlin, Lorin, Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine -- though not necessarily in formal education. Katharine was the only Wright child to finish college, graduating from Oberlin in 1898. Neither Wilbur nor Orville finished high school, but they learned much from their father's extensive home library.
- 1860
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Book Used by Katharine Wright, "Silas Marner, The Lifted Veil, and Brother Jacob, 1860
Milton and Susan Wright encouraged an interest in learning in their children Reuchlin, Lorin, Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine -- though not necessarily in formal education. Katharine was the only Wright child to finish college, graduating from Oberlin in 1898. Neither Wilbur nor Orville finished high school, but they learned much from their father's extensive home library.
- Book Used by Katharine Wright, "Elementary Geography," 1883 - Milton and Susan Wright encouraged an interest in learning in their children Reuchlin, Lorin, Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine -- though not necessarily in formal education. Katharine was the only Wright child to finish college, graduating from Oberlin in 1898. Neither Wilbur nor Orville finished high school, but they learned much from their father's extensive home library.
- 1883
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Book Used by Katharine Wright, "Elementary Geography," 1883
Milton and Susan Wright encouraged an interest in learning in their children Reuchlin, Lorin, Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine -- though not necessarily in formal education. Katharine was the only Wright child to finish college, graduating from Oberlin in 1898. Neither Wilbur nor Orville finished high school, but they learned much from their father's extensive home library.
- Book Used by Wilbur Wright, "DeWolf's Instructive Speller" - Milton and Susan Wright encouraged an interest in learning in their children Reuchlin, Lorin, Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine -- though not necessarily in formal education. Katharine was the only Wright child to finish college, graduating from Oberlin in 1898. Neither Wilbur nor Orville finished high school, but they learned much from their father's extensive home library.
- 1862
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Book Used by Wilbur Wright, "DeWolf's Instructive Speller"
Milton and Susan Wright encouraged an interest in learning in their children Reuchlin, Lorin, Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine -- though not necessarily in formal education. Katharine was the only Wright child to finish college, graduating from Oberlin in 1898. Neither Wilbur nor Orville finished high school, but they learned much from their father's extensive home library.
- Orville Wright and Katharine Wright Feeding Cattle at Pau, France, February 1909 - Orville Wright and Katharine Wright joined their brother, Wilbur, in France in early 1909. Wilbur had completed a series of impressive demonstration flights the previous fall, and the three siblings were celebrated throughout the country as heroes. Despite all the attention from monarchs, politicians, and business titans, the Wrights remained unaffectedly true to their Midwestern modesty.
- February 01, 1909
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Orville Wright and Katharine Wright Feeding Cattle at Pau, France, February 1909
Orville Wright and Katharine Wright joined their brother, Wilbur, in France in early 1909. Wilbur had completed a series of impressive demonstration flights the previous fall, and the three siblings were celebrated throughout the country as heroes. Despite all the attention from monarchs, politicians, and business titans, the Wrights remained unaffectedly true to their Midwestern modesty.
- Katharine Wright and Wilbur Wright Preparing to Fly, Orville Wright Looking On, Pau, France, February 15, 1909 - Katharine Wright, whose support for her brothers Wilbur and Orville never wavered, took her first flight as a passenger on February 15, 1909. With Wilbur at the controls, the siblings soared over Pau in the south of France, thrilling the crowd gathered to watch the celebrated Wright flying machine.
- February 15, 1909
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Katharine Wright and Wilbur Wright Preparing to Fly, Orville Wright Looking On, Pau, France, February 15, 1909
Katharine Wright, whose support for her brothers Wilbur and Orville never wavered, took her first flight as a passenger on February 15, 1909. With Wilbur at the controls, the siblings soared over Pau in the south of France, thrilling the crowd gathered to watch the celebrated Wright flying machine.
- Katharine Wright and Harriet Silliman Washing Dishes, Wright Home, Dayton, Ohio, 1896 - Katharine Wright provided essential support, feedback and advice to her older brothers, Wilbur and Orville. She managed the home they all shared with their father, Milton, and she managed Wright Cycle Company when her brothers traveled to North Carolina for test flights. Katharine is seen here (at left) with Harriett Silliman, a classmate from Oberlin College.
- 1896
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Katharine Wright and Harriet Silliman Washing Dishes, Wright Home, Dayton, Ohio, 1896
Katharine Wright provided essential support, feedback and advice to her older brothers, Wilbur and Orville. She managed the home they all shared with their father, Milton, and she managed Wright Cycle Company when her brothers traveled to North Carolina for test flights. Katharine is seen here (at left) with Harriett Silliman, a classmate from Oberlin College.
- Book Used by Katharine Wright, "Harvey's Elementary Grammar and Composition," 1880 - Milton and Susan Wright encouraged an interest in learning in their children Reuchlin, Lorin, Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine -- though not necessarily in formal education. Katharine was the only Wright child to finish college, graduating from Oberlin in 1898. Neither Wilbur nor Orville finished high school, but they learned much from their father's extensive home library.
- 1880
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Book Used by Katharine Wright, "Harvey's Elementary Grammar and Composition," 1880
Milton and Susan Wright encouraged an interest in learning in their children Reuchlin, Lorin, Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine -- though not necessarily in formal education. Katharine was the only Wright child to finish college, graduating from Oberlin in 1898. Neither Wilbur nor Orville finished high school, but they learned much from their father's extensive home library.
- Ray's New Practical Arithmetic, 1877 - Milton and Susan Wright encouraged an interest in learning in their children Reuchlin, Lorin, Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine -- though not necessarily in formal education. Katharine was the only Wright child to finish college, graduating from Oberlin in 1898. Neither Wilbur nor Orville finished high school, but they learned much from their father's extensive home library.
- 1877
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Ray's New Practical Arithmetic, 1877
Milton and Susan Wright encouraged an interest in learning in their children Reuchlin, Lorin, Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine -- though not necessarily in formal education. Katharine was the only Wright child to finish college, graduating from Oberlin in 1898. Neither Wilbur nor Orville finished high school, but they learned much from their father's extensive home library.
- Portrait of Katharine Wright as a Young Girl, circa 1881 - Katharine Wright was born on August 19, 1874, in her family's house in Dayton, Ohio. She was the only one of the five Wright children to finish college, graduating from Oberlin in 1898. Katharine returned to Dayton to teach high school. She provided invaluable support to her brothers, Wilbur and Orville, in their efforts to build a successful airplane.
- 1878-1881
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Portrait of Katharine Wright as a Young Girl, circa 1881
Katharine Wright was born on August 19, 1874, in her family's house in Dayton, Ohio. She was the only one of the five Wright children to finish college, graduating from Oberlin in 1898. Katharine returned to Dayton to teach high school. She provided invaluable support to her brothers, Wilbur and Orville, in their efforts to build a successful airplane.
- Orville Wright, Katharine Wright and Wilbur Wright in France, 1909 - Orville Wright and Katharine Wright joined their brother, Wilbur, in France in early 1909. Wilbur had completed a series of impressive demonstration flights the previous fall, and the three siblings were celebrated throughout the country as heroes. Despite all the attention from monarchs, politicians, and business titans, the Wrights remained unaffectedly true to their Midwestern modesty.
- January 01, 1909
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Orville Wright, Katharine Wright and Wilbur Wright in France, 1909
Orville Wright and Katharine Wright joined their brother, Wilbur, in France in early 1909. Wilbur had completed a series of impressive demonstration flights the previous fall, and the three siblings were celebrated throughout the country as heroes. Despite all the attention from monarchs, politicians, and business titans, the Wrights remained unaffectedly true to their Midwestern modesty.