Femina Cup

About

The Coupe Femina was awarded to the woman who, by sunset on 31 December each year, had made the longest flight, in time and distance, without landing. In 1910, Belgian pilot Hélène Dutrieu, the first winner, was lifted out of her airplane and carried on the shoulders of the spectators after she landed.

It is often difficult to determine who the official winner was, since each temporary leader (e.g. Marie Marvingt in 1911) was referred to in several contemporary records as having "won" the cup, only to be superseded by the next temporary record. Thus, in various documents, there are several "winners" recorded for each year, but the formal winners were announced in Femina Magazine. It was first formally awarded to Hélène Dutrieu on 31 December 1910 for her record-breaking non-stop flight. She won it again for the second time in 1911.

Note: There was also a "Coupe Femina" for women's golf, in this same period.

Winners

• Hélène Dutrieu – 31 December 1910 for a non-stop flight of 167 kilometers in 2 hours 35 minutes
• Hélène Dutrieu won the second time in 1911.
• There was no Coupe Femina competition in 1912.
• Raymonde de Laroche – 25 November 1913 for a non-stop long-distance flight of over 4 hours duration

Events

References

References

1. (22 December 2015). "22 December 1910: Hélène Dutrieu". Smithsonian.
2. (1 January 1912). "Woman Sets Aero Record". The Indianapolis Star.
3. (13 March 1911). "Snapshots at Social Leaders". The Washington Post.
4. Cochrane, Kira. (2 October 2009). "Trailblazers: The Early Women Aviators". The Guardian.
5. (1911). "New International Yearbook: A Compendium of the World's Progress for the Year 1910". Dodd, Mead and Company.
6. (1 January 1911). "Daring French 'Aviatresses': Women Whose Startling Exploits in the Sky are Winning Them Fame". The St. Louis Star and Times.
7. (28 November 1910). "Aviatress Flies 56 Minutes". The Baltimore Sun.
8. Femina 1 February 1912
9. (14 September 1911). "Lady Aviator". [[Kalgoorlie Miner]].
10. Eileen F. Lebow. (2002). "Before Amelia : Women Pilots in the Early Days of Aviation". Potomac Books Inc.