Jeanne Geneviève Labrosse
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| Gender | Female |
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| Born | Paris |
| France | |
| Full name | Jeanne Geneviève Garnerin |
| Spouse | André-Jacques Garnerin |
| Job | Balloonist |
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| ID | 1231521 |
Jeanne Geneviève Labrosse Life story
Jeanne Geneviève Garnerin, née Labrosse, was a French balloonist and parachutist. She was the first to ascend solo and the first woman to make a parachute descent, from an altitude of 900 metres on 12 October 1799. Labrosse first flew on 10 November 1798, one of the earliest women to fly in a balloon.
