Élisabeth Thible

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What Wikipedia says

Élisabeth Thible, or Elizabeth Tible (née Estrieux, 8 March 1757 – 13 February 1785), was the first woman to make a flight in an untethered hot air balloon. She was born in Lyon, France, on 8 March 1757.

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