Germaine Delapierre

Germaine Delapierre was a pioneering French athlete who specialized in the hurdles.

[1] Germaine Delapierre, graduate in philosophy, was, with the sisters Brulé and Liébrard, one of the founders on 27 July 1912 of Femina Sport, while Faivre Bouvot was the first president.

[2] During the great War, these women indicated their desire to break with the prevailing sexual codes of physical activities by adopting the athletic sports.

The club itself was a bastion of feminism in sports with Alice Milliat as one of the key militants.

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