Marie Surcouf | |
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![]() Surcouf in 1906 | |
Born | Marie Valentine Nelly Bayard 19 May 1863 |
Died | 11 March 1928 | (aged 64)
Occupation(s) | Balloonist, feminist |
Spouse | Édouard Surcouf |
Marie Surcouf (19 May 1863 – 11 March 1928) was a French balloonist and feminist.[1] In 1906, she was the first French woman to earn an aeronautical balloon pilot's license and later that year she became the first French woman to pilot a balloon flight with an all-woman crew. Surcouf founded the women's aeronautical club La Stella and served as its president.