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contraption attached to twelve large "aeroplane kites" designed by Samuel F. Perkins of Dorcester, Massachusetts. Ten kites raised Mrs. Mallard to a height of forty feet.

Two women who gained fame in the field of aviation as parachutists were Georgia "Tiny" Broadwick and Hilder Smith.

"Tiny" Broadwick was the first woman in the world to make a parachute jump from an airplane. She made this jump on June 21, 1913, to demonstrate the effectiveness of a new parachute designed by Glenn L. Martin. Martin himself was pilot of the aircraft which carried "Tiny" to a height of about 1000 feet above Griffith Park aviation field in Los Angeles, traveling at about 30 miles per hour ground speed. "Tiny" was seated on a small platform attached to the right wing of the aircraft. When she was ready to drop, she released a lever that collapsed the seat and allowed her to fall straight down. Her parachute opened perfectly, and she even landed on her feet.

"Tiny" by that time was a veteran of many parachute jumps from balloons. She had become interested in aviation in 1908, when she saw Charles Broadwick's exhibition of ballooning and decided that she wanted to do that, too.