Thérèse Peltier, born Thérèse Juliette Cochet, was a French sculptor and early aviation pioneer. Popularly believed to have been the first ever female passenger in an airplane, she may also have been the first woman to pilot an aircraft.
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Maurice HauriouAlso won Officier de l'Instruction publique
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Émile Étienne GuimetAlso won Officier de l'Instruction publique
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Thérèse Peltier, born Thérèse Juliette Cochet, was a French sculptor and early aviation pioneer. Popularly believed to have been the first ever female passenger in an airplane, she may also have been the first woman to pilot an aircraft. A friend of fellow sculptor Léon Delagrange, when he became interested in aviation Peltier soon followed.
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Artist
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deceased
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Lived 1873 to 1926 · aged 52
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