Käthe Paulus
Käthe Paulus is said to be the inventor of the folded parachute. She earned her money as an acrobat of the air. She dropped from a gas filled balloon and…
Oldest active Lady of Skydiving passes. Blue skies Dilys.
Oldest active Lady of Skydiving passes. Blue skies Dilys.
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Lady Sophie Mary Heath (1897-1939)
One hundred years ago, when male aviators flew only with ham sandwiches and hard boiled eggs, Sophie Heath, the first Irish woman to parachute from an airplane and the first to…
Martha Raye (1916–1994)
"Colonel Maggie" was taken to her final resting place on October 19, 1994 by her Special Forces troops. She is the only woman buried at the Special Forces Cemetery at…
Happy birthday #93 to the First Lady of Skydiving -Muriel Simbro USPA D-78
Happy birthday #93 to the First Lady of Skydiving -Muriel Simbro USPA D-78, the first woman in the U.S. to earn a D license. Ahead of her time. She entered…
Welcome to: Ladies of Skydiving
Hi, Welcome to Ladies of Skydiving–A comprehensive history of the contribution of women to the sport of parachuting.– We are Under Construction and will officially launch on January 1, 2018.…