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Bookmark or Share- Sophie Blanchard - WikipediaSophie Blanchard (French pronunciation: [sɔfi blɑ̃ʃaʁ]; 25 March 1778 – 6 July 1819 [1]), commonly referred to as Madame Blanchard, [a] was a French aeronaut and the wife of ballooning pioneer Jean-Pierre Blanchard.
- Sophie Blanchard – The High Flying Frenchwoman Who Revealed the Thrill ...Sophie Blanchard, now 41 but described as the “still young, sprightly, and amiable” aeronaut, rose from the lawn to a flourish of music and flare of fireworks.
- Sophie Blanchard — First Woman Balloon PilotA nervous type who was often startled by loud noises, she didn’t seem the type to marry the world’s first professional balloonist, Jean-Pierre Blanchard — nor thereafter to be of a nature that she would herself take up ballooning as well.
- The Tragic and Spectacular Death of Sophie Blanchard - Ancient OriginsSophie Blanchard was the world’s first female aeronaut. She is not only remembered for her incredible achievements and bravery in early ballooning, but for her dramatic and tragic death.
- Sophie Blanchard: Pioneer Aeronaut - Smithsonian InstitutionSophie Blanchard was the first professional female aeronaut in history. Born March 25, 1778 near La Rochelle, France, Sophie was initiated into ballooning by her husband Jean-Pierre-François Blanchard, himself a pioneer in ballooning.
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