Elisabeth Thible, First Woman to Take Flight (ep. 16.e)

About this episode

This episode discusses Elisabeth Thible, the first woman to fly in a hot air balloon in 1784.

Humanity dreamed of flight for a very long time, but the reality of it was mostly failure. The first woman to truly fly went up in a hot air balloon in 1784. Visit the ⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ (herhalfofhistory.com) for sources, transcripts, and pictures. This show survives on the support of listeners like you. Support the show on my ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon page⁠⁠ (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=83998235) for ad-free episodes, bonus episodes, and polls. Or make a one-time donation on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Me a Coffee⁠. Your support helps me keep bring the stories of past women into the present. If you support during March 2026, you'll be entered into a prize drawing for free Her Half of History merch. Join ⁠⁠Into History⁠⁠ for a community of ad-free history podcasts plus bonus content. Visit ⁠⁠Evergreen Podcasts⁠⁠ to listen to more great shows. Follow me on ⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠ as Her Half of History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Her Half of History

Topics covered

• aviation history
• women in history
• hot air balloons
• Elisabeth Thible
• first female pilot

Keywords

• Elisabeth Thible
• first woman to fly
• hot air balloon
• aviation
• history of flight

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Organizations: Evergreen Podcasts, Into History, megaphone.fm

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