The remarkable story of daredevil Tiny Broadwick

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Tiny Broadwick is standing on a grassy field holding onto the lines of a large, open parachute. The parachute has a pattern of alternating dark and light stripes radiating from the center. In the background, there are buildings and trees. This image captures the moment of managing a parachute, which is essential for activities such as skydiving or emergency landings.

Tiny Broadwick with open chute - c.1913-1922

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A black and white photograph shows two people in an early 20th-century biplane. One person is seated in the cockpit, wearing goggles and a cap, while Tiny Braodwick is hanging from the side of the plane in a harness, with legs dangling and holding onto the plane's structure. The image captures a daring and adventurous moment in early aviation history and Tiny is about to jump from the plane with a parachute.

Tiny Broadwick was an American pioneering parachutist and the inventor of the ripcord. She was the first woman to jump from an airplane, and the first person to jump from a seaplane.

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