Jeanne Geneviève Garnerin 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 (3,000 ft) on 12 October 1799.
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![Monsieur and Madame Garnerin (Christoph Haller von Hallerstein [de], c. 1803)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Monsieur_and_Madame_Garnerin%2C_by_Christoph_Haller_von_Hallerstein%2C_%281771_-_1839%29.jpg/1280px-Monsieur_and_Madame_Garnerin%2C_by_Christoph_Haller_von_Hallerstein%2C_%281771_-_1839%29.jpg)
Monsieur and Madame Garnerin (Christoph Haller von Hallerstein [de], c. 1803)
Spectators watching Garnerin ascend in a balloon on 28 March 1802. Artwork published in the 1870s in a historical Parisian fashion magazine.
Schematic depiction of Garnerin's first parachute used in the Parc Monceau descent of 22 October 1797. Illustration dates from the early nineteenth century.
Jacques Garnerin releases his balloon and descends with the help of a parachute, 1797. Illustration from the late 19th century.In their orbit 1
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Lived 1775 to 1847 · aged 72
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