HŽl�ne Dutrieu

HŽl�ne DutrieuFIGUREHEAD FOR WOMENS EMANCIPATION THE FIRST FEMALE WORLD CHAMPION CYCLING STUNT WOMAN AVIATION PIONEER COMEDY ACTRICE WWI HEROINE AMBASSADRICE JOURNALIST This biography finally reveals the life story of one of the most amazing heroines. Many of the obstacles she had to overcome are still burning. More than a portrait of Hlne, this book is also the story of a long run ning battle of the sexes, a story of courage and persever ance, of falling

FIGUREHEAD FOR WOMENÕS EMANCIPATION
THE FIRST FEMALE WORLD CHAMPION CYCLING
STUNT WOMAN
AVIATION PIONEER
COMEDY ACTRICE
WWI HEROINE
AMBASSADRICE
JOURNALIST

This biography finally reveals the life story of one of the most amazing heroines. Many of the obstacles she had to overcome are still burning. More than a portrait of HŽl�ne, this book is also the story of a long-run- ning Ôbattle of the sexesÕ, a story of courage and persever- ance, of falling (literally) and getting up, of big and small dreams and of an unquencha- ble desire for adventure.

Born as the daughter of an army officer in Tournai (Belgium), HŽl�ne Dutrieu was destined for a life as a housewife or a cotton mill worker. HŽl�ne, however, sees more potential in a life as a cyclist. It turned into an adventurous life that made Dutrieu a household name from Paris to New York in the early twentieth century.