Jeanne Aline Herveux, generally known as Jane Herveu, (10 December 1885 – 14 January 1955) was a pioneering French aviator who obtained her pilot's licence, no. 318, on 7 December 1910.[1][2]
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| Born | 10 December 1885 Paris |
| Died | January 14, 1955 (aged 69) |
Early life
editBorn on 10 December 1885 in Paris,[3] Herveux was first known as an automobile exhibition driver, performing at the Crystal Palace in London and taking part in car and motorcycle races at various locations in France.[1]
Flying career
editAfter training at the Blériot flying school, she received French Licence No. 318 on 7 December 1910, becoming the fourth woman in France to be licensed after Elise Deroche, Marthe Niel and Marie Marvingt. Herveux became a member of the Aéroclub féminin la Stella, a women's flying club set up by Marie Surcouf in 1909.[4] From 28 May to 8 June 1911 she appeared at the flying exhibition in Lyon. After several other appearances, she competed in the Femina Cup in 1911 but did not win. She opened a flying school for women but it was not successful.[1][2]
Later life
editIn 1913, she married Paul Boulzaguet. After the end of the First World War, she moved to the United States where she worked in fashion. She died on 14 January 1955.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Jeanne Herveux 1885–1955". The Early Birds of Aviation. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Les femmes et l'aéronautique" (PDF) (in French). Aérodrome de Tarbes-Laloubère. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ Archives de l’état civil de Paris en ligne, acte de naissance No. 19/3629/1885. Mention marginale : mariage en 1913 avec Paul Boulzaguet
- ^ Lebow, Eileen F. (2002). Before Amelia: women pilots in the early days of aviation. Brassey's. ISBN 978-1-57488-482-1.