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Kickass Women in History: Sophie Blanchard

Author Diana Quincy was inspired to write Spy Fall in part by Madame Sophie Blanchard.  Madame Blanchard was described as a nervous person who was afraid to ride in a carriage and who was terrified by loud noises, but she married a balloonist during the height of the balloon fad that swept Europe. Beset with financial troubles, her husband thought people might pay more to see a woman fly. Madame Blanchard found riding in a … Continue reading Kickass Women in History: Sophie Blanchard