Women
Rebel of the Regency
I’ve been following Ann Foster around the internet for awhile now. In her popular podcast, Vulgar History, and now in her substack Vulgar History A La Carte, Foster uses wit and impeccable research to shine the light on historical women whose stories have been forgotten or told through a misogynist lens. Obviously this is my…
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Looking for Tiny Broadwick’s Daughter
In my blog post last week about Tiny Broadwick, “First Lady of Parachuting,” I mentioned, with some sadness, that Tiny’s daughter disappears from the narrative. I am pleased to tell you that my writing friend Nancy Kennedy took up the challenge and went looking for the daughter’s story. Here’s what she found: The short version…
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Tiny Broadwick: “First Lady of Parachuting”
Georgia Ann “Tiny”[1] Thompson Broadwick (1893-1978) fell in love with aviation in 1907 at the age of 14 when she attended an aerial show at the North Carolina State Fair. The show featured pioneering balloonist Charles Broadwick (c. 1875-1943), who went up in a hot air balloon, climbed over the side and parachuted down. Tiny…
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