In 1912 Harriet Quimby became the first female pilot to fly over this approximately 21-mile-wide body of water
Quimby 
would go on to give several aerial demonstrations and help break down ... 
Boston Aviation Meet in July 1912, the same meet that had enticed her to learn to 
fly two ... succeeded in flying the approximately 5,000 mile in just a little over 61 
hours.