#Letitia Ann Sage

[sophiesballoonblog]

Letitia Ann Sage, first English female aeronaut

Look at this DIVA:

Wore a cool hat.

Was the first English woman to fly in a hot air balloon

Was determined to fly, even though the aeronaut Rozier had died when his hydrogen balloon caught fire just two weeks before.

The newspapers reported that she fainted during the flight, even though she’d just knelt down to tie the opening of the basket closed. Typical.

Broke her companion’s barometer by kneeling on it. He was conducting experiments like sounding a bell to see if it sounded the same up in the clouds (it did), and testing the electrical charge of the clouds (negative)

Took notes of everything that happened, and his explanations of what he was doing, including his (apparently correct) theory about why his ears popped. She has this super interesting quote in her letter to someone we presume was her sister, Sarah:

“I continued most of the time in this situation [sitting on the floor of the balloon], having no table or seat; and being determined to pay attention to every minute circumstance that should occur; for which purpose I had taken a book with me; and Mr. Biggin seeing my anxiety was very great, at the same time thinking it no degradation to communicate his observations to a woman, of whose understanding, I am proud to think, he had not a contemptible opinion, gave me the most pleasing and unaffected explanations you can conceive. It is from his conversation that I am enabled to entertain you with some remarks, which would have been, perhaps, beyond the compass of my own observations. Female education does not usually leave the mind capable of drawing accurate conclusions from events, which may arise in the peculiar situation I am describing; where particular effects are produced from a variety of concurrent circumstances, every one of which would appear plausible to the reasoning of the moment.

Yeeesh. The 1780s were a different planet. She’s such an eloquent, sharp writer.

Dissed the owner of the field of beans they landed in:

“The master of the fields is one of those beings, who, though they bear the external marks of humanity, have very little of the real character in their soul. And so you’ll say when I tell you, that upon seeing a trifling injury done to his property, he was abusive, and savage to a great degree.”

Ate ham and chicken and drank a bottle of wine in the air with Biggin. They threw the bottle overboard.

After landing near Harrow, the locals threw a party for her while Mr. Biggin was busy getting the balloon sent back to London. Having partied and dined and received “many flattering attentions” and given the local girls some of her possessions, she set off home for London.

Published her account of the flight, which was wildly popular.

Was a costumer at various theatres during her regular life and played Lady Macbeth at Covent Garden Theatre.

And, to reiterate, wore a really cool hat that one time.

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spare mw? 🥺

oh   boy   have   i   got   sum   for   you   !   since   we   are   brand   new   nearly   everybody   is   free   for   the   taking   but   i   would   luv   to   see   :   zoe   kravitz   ,   brie   larson   ,   tessa   thompson   ,   sonoya   mizuno   ,   chris   hemsworth   /   evans   ,   chadwick   boseman   ,   manny   jacinto   ,   adeline   rudolph   ,   kiernan   shipka   ,   tati   gabrielle   ,   abigail   cowen   ,   gavin   leatherwood   ,   lyrica   okano   ,   virginia   gardner   ,   brett   dalton   ,   chloe   bennet   ,   iain   de   caestecker   ,   elodie   yung   ,   charlie   cox   ,   devery   jacobs   ,   harry   styles   ,   john   boyega   ,   daisy   ridley   ,   madeleine   madden   ,   chance   perdomo   ,   charlie   hunnam   ,   boyd   holbrook   ,   laura   harrier   ,   anya   taylor   joy   ,   florence   pugh   ,   elizabeth   debicki   ,   so   dam   park   ,   michael   b   jordan   ,   mia   goth   ,   sivan   alyra   rose   ,   eliza   scanlen   ,   amy   adams   ,   blu   hunt   ,   jessica   chastain   ,   sophie   turner   ,   richard   madden   ,   emilia   clarke   ,   nathalie   emmanuel   ,   amber   midthunder   ,   austin   butler   ,   toni   collette   ,   lakeith   stanfield   ,   hunter   schafer   ,   stefanie   scott   ,   olivia   cooke   ,   odeya   rush   ,   barbie   ferreira   ,   algee   smith   ,   sydney   sweeney   ,   jacob   elordie   ,   lupita   nyong’o   ,   ruth   negga   ,   naomi   scott   ,   kiowa   gordon   ,   kang   seul   -   gi   ,   frank   dillane   ,   daniel   sharman   ,   alycia   debnam   carey   ,   jake   gyllenhaal   ,   riz   ahmed   ,   lily   james   ,   olivia   holt   ,   aubrey   joseph   ,   max   irons   ,   douglas   booth   ,   oscar   isaac   ,      deepika   padukone   ,   deborah   ann   woll   ,   jon   bernthal   ,   christian   serratos   ,   gemma   chan   ,   henry   golding   ,   rami   malek   ,   ben   hardy   ,   lucy   boynton   ,   anna   diop   ,   cailee   spaeny   ,   dakota   johnson   ,   zazie   beetz   ,   bob   morley   ,   lindsey   morgan   ,   letitia   wright   ,   joe   keery   ,   charlie   heaton   ,   winona   ryder   ,   halston   sage   ,   dev   patel   ,   ashton   sanders   ,   cody   christian   ,   alisha   boe   ,   ariela   barer   ,   jessica   henwick   ,   danielle   rose   russel   ,   kaylee   bryant   ,   son   naeun   ,   trevante   rhodes   ,   lana   condor   ,   yara   shahidi   ,   sofia   carson   ,   will   smith   ,   madchen   amick   ,   peter   gadiot   ,   oliver   jackson   -   cohen   ,   brianna   hildebrande   ,   isaiah   mustafa   ,   soufia   boutella   ,   charlize   theron   ,   bill   skarsgard   ,   blair   redford   ,   steven   yeun   ,   alicia   vikander   ,   rachel   weisz   ,   cody   fern   ,   adria   arjona   ,   taika   waititi   ,   aishwarya   rai   ,   lily   collins   ,   constance   wu   ,   olivia   munn   ,   phoebe   tonkin   ,   adam   beach   ,   richard   harmon   ,   michiel   huisman   ,   sydney   park   ,   cillian   murphy   ,   diego   luna   ,   jay   hernandez   ,   tom   hardy   ,   keanu   reeves   ,   park   chaeyoung   ,   robert   pattinson   ,   and   jordan   fisher   !   the   fact   that   i   listed   all   these   despite   my   brain   rot   ?   who   else   is   doin’   it   like   me   !

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do you have any mw fc ?!? lots pls if u can

i’m   goin   buckwild   yes   of   course   so   i   would   luv   to   have:   sonoya   mizuno,   elizabeth   debicki,   zendaya,   laura   harrier,   chris   evans/hemsworth,   chadwick   boseman,   brie   larson,   tessa   thompson,   sivan   alyra   rose,   harry   styles,   mia   goth,   gavin   leatherwood,   kiernan   shipka,   tati   gabrielle,   chance   perdomo,   adeline   rudolph,   abigail   cowen,   eliza   scanlen,   amy   adams,   brett   dalton,   iain   de   caestecker,   jessica   chastain,   devery   jacobs,   blu   hunt,   michael   b   jordan,   sophie   turner,   richard   madden,   emilia   clarke,   nathalie   emmanuel,   amber   midthunder,   austin   butler,   florence   pugh,   toni   collette,   lakeith   stanfield,   anya   taylor   joy,   hunter   schafer,   stefanie   scott,   olivia   cooke,   odeya   rush,   naomi   scott,   kiowa   gordon,   kang   seul-gi,   frank   dillane,   daniel   sharman,   max   irons,   douglas   booth,   jake   gyllenhaal,   oscar   isaac,   riz   ahmed,   lily   james,   alexa   demie,   jacob   elordie,   sydney   sweeney,   algee   smith,   barbie   ferreira,   maude   apatow,   lyrica   okano,   virginia   gardner,   olivia   holt,   aubrey   joseph,   deepika   padukone,   deborah   ann   woll,   christian   serratos,   gemma   chan,   henry   golding,   boyd   holdbrook,   charlie   hunnam,   rami   malek,   khadijha   red   thunder,   cailee   spaeny,   elodie   yung,   charlie   cox,   madeleine   madden,   zazie   beetz,   richard   harmon,   bob   morley,   alycia   debnam   carey,   lindsey   morgan,   letitia   wright,   joe   keery,   natalia   dyer,   charlie   heaton,   dacre   montgomery,   winona   ryder,   medalion   rahimi,   charles   melton,   john   boyega,   daisy   ridley,   halston   sage,   dev   patel,   ashton   sanders,   cody   christian,   alisha   boe,   ariela   barer,   jessica   henwick,   danielle   rose   russel,   kaylee   bryant,   son   naeun,   trevante   rhodes,   lana   condor,   yara   shahidi,   adam   beach,   will   smith,   madchen   amick,   peter   gadiot,   brianna   hildebrand,   isaiah   mustafa,   ben   barnes,   sofia   boutella,   blair   redford,   steven   yeun,   alicia   vikander,   rachel   weisz,   cody   fern,   adria   arjona,   taika   waititi,   aishwarya   rai,   lily   collins,   manny   jacinto,   constance   wu,   amber   heard,   olivia   munn,   park   chaeyoung,   ben   hardy,   lucy   boynton,   and   phoebe   tonkin     !

[desimonewayland]

Captain Vincenzo Lunardi with his Assistant George Biggin, and Mrs. Letitia Anne Sage, in a Balloon

Artist: John Francis Rigaud 1785

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

[inferishq]

mwf?

( 2 my co-admins please feel free to add onto this ) amy adams, lucy liu, logan browning, hunter schafer, adria arjona, lorenza izzo, anna diop, minka kelly, barbie ferreira, jeanine mason, alice braga, arden cho, adele exarchopoulos, matilda lutz, heather hemmens, emeraude toubia, vanessa morgan, lana condor, blu hunt, devery jacobs, elodie yung, victoria pedretti, saoirse ronan, kaylee bryant, paris berelc, olivia holt, naomi scott and tati gabrielle !

mite i add : brie larson, tessa thompson, elizabeth debicki, florence pugh, eliza scanlen, lily james, medalion rahimi, christian serratos, chloe bennet, emilia clarke, sonoya mizuno, lucy boynton, adeline rudolph, nathalie emmanuel, virginia gardner, lyrica okano, amber midthunder, mina el hammani, deborah ann woll, olivia cooke, stefanie scott, kylie bunbury, gemma chan, deepika padukone, khadijha red thunder, anya taylor joy, kiernan shipka, madeleine madden, shiori kutsuna, alicia vikander, maya hawke, letitia wright, alycia debnam carey, zazie beetz, abigail cowen, and halston sage !

the last admin here ready to add : priyanka chopra, eva green, rachel weisz, nicole kidman, bae irene, jennie kim, im ji-nah (nana), jihyo, kareena kapoor, sarah gadon, natalie portman, anne hathaway, keira knightley, marion cotillard, kate winslet, robin wright, sandra bullock, carey mulligan, kerry washington, sarah paulson, ksenia solo !

[survivehqs]

mw who could pass for 25-30? :)

male: alex turner, charles melton, john boyega, keith powers, zac efron, alberto rosende, daniel kaluuya, michael b jordan, van mccann, bill skarsgard, casey cott, cameron monaghan, nico mirallegro, ashton moio, avan jogia, booboo stewart, harry styles, laith ashley, samuel larsen, rome flynn, tyler posey, matty healy, tommy martinez, jack falahee, toby sebastian, robert sheehan, jamie campbell bower, aaron taylor-johnson, james reid, jordan fisher

female: adelaide kane, letitia wright, hayley kiyoko, naomi scott, dakota johnson, amanda seyfried, lily collins, lily james, aisha dee, bae joohyun (irene), billie lourd, emilia clarke,  melissa viviane jefferson (lizzo), beanie feldstein, deepika padukone,  karrueche tran, jhene aiko, jesy nelson, jade thirlwall, leigh anne pinnock, perrie edwards, rihanna fenty, camila quieroz, margot robbie, eleanor tomlinson, daisy ridley, halston sage, kaya scodelario, aja naomi king, marina diamandis, liz gillies

non binary: olly alexander, elly jackson, cara delevingne, ezra miller, angel haze, eliot sumner, jonathan van ness, sam smith, asia kate dillon, indya moore, tommy dorfman, bex taylor-klaus, nico tortorella.

all of these are either 25-30 or could pass for that age in line with our +4 / -4 age-bending rule.

[morning]

I think tumblr ate up my previous ask.. I was wondering if I could get some FC suggestions for Audrey and Fleur from the Trio Era? Thank you for your time. :)

Hi, of course! I’d love to see Audrey and Fleur here!

Audrey: Anna Diop, Aja Naomi King, Antoinette Robertson, Nafessa Williams, Letitia Wright, Duckie Thot, Karidja Toure, Wakeema Hollis, Keke Palmer, Precious Lee, Lizzo, Pepi Sonuga, Ajiona Alexus, Diamond White, Ashleigh Murray

Fleur: Margot Robbie, Sarah Gadon, Emma Rigby, Ana de Armas, Maika Monroe, Halston Sage, Lily James, Elizabeth Olsen, Jenny Boyd, Lucy Boynton, Riley Voelkel, Elizabeth Lail, Johanna Braddy, Amanda Seyfried, Portia Doubleday, Gabriella Wilde, Lucy Fry, Carlson Young, Meghann Fahy, Eliza Taylor, Brie Larson, Deborah Ann Woll

Hope that helps and just let me know if you’d like more suggestions!

[olympivnshq]

who are some fcs you’d like to see for circe & for astraea?

for circe: angela sarafyan, elodie yung, golshifteh farhani, lena headey, natalie dormer, carice van houten, olga kurylenko, lana parrilla, paz vega, jessica chastain, keira knightley, anne hathaway

for astraea: zendaya, elizabeth olsen, anna sophia robb, jessica parker kennedy, elle fanning, saoirse ronan,  lily james, letitia wright, amanda seyfried, tamsin egerton, yara shahidi, carey mulligan, alia bhatt, halston sage, teresa palmer

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oh man ... mw female faces?? 18-45??

Ooh I’d personally love to see any of the Skam girls, Jessica Sula, Odeya Rush, Mila Kunis, any of the Blackpink girls, Naomi Scott, Kristine Froseth, Sophie Turner, Letitia Wright, Gemma Chan, Constance Wu, Inbar Lavi, Kaya Scodelario, Lady Gaga, Laura Harrier, Aja Naomi King, Adelaide Kane, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Haley Lu Richardson, Jameela Jamil, Cindy Kimberly, Brie Larson, Danielle Macdonald, Logan Browning, Karla Souza, Troian Bellisario, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Priyanka Chopra, Mina El Hammani, Neelam Gill, Shannon Purser, Antonia Thomas, Halston Sage, Sofia Carson, and Sabrina Carpenter! Of course, absolutely any faces would be welcome and if you have a character in mind but don’t have a face, I can certainly try to help you figure out the perfect one!

[newyorkcityhqs]

mwf?

sophie turner, brie larson, natalie dormer, lucy liu, rachel weisz, jessica chastain,  letitia wright, rachel mcadams, lupita nyong'o, dani gurira, charlize theron,  phoebe tonkin, lauren cohan, hayley atwell, elodie yung, lily james, emeraude toubia, olivia munn, gemma chan, julia kelly, zoe saldana, cindy kimberly, laura harrier, jameela jamil, priyanka chopra, aja naomi king, tessa thompson, inbar lavi, deborah ann woll, madelaine petsch, kat mcnamara, gillian anderson, kat mcnamara, alisha winwright, benedetta gargari, adelaide kane, kristine forseth, diane guerrero, ana de armas, alexandra daddario, karla souza, blake lively, lena headey, lily colins, halston sage, camila mendes and logan browning !