Aileen Riggin (May 2, 1906 — October 19, 2002) and Helen Wainwright were both 14 years old when they earned the gold and silver medals in the springboard diving contest at the 1920 […]
Belgium
Hélène Dutrieu of Belgium was known as the ‘girl hawk’ of aviation because she was the most daring and accomplished woman pilot of her time. She first soloed in France […]
Portrait de Madame Fournier by Camille Lambert, 1931