#Letitia Ann Sage
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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 !
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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
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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 !
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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 !
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