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Women from across the globe are flocking to Arizona this weekend to train for The Women’s Skydiving Network‘s Project 19 initiative to honor the historic anniversary of women’s right-to-vote.

When Patricia MacKenzie turned 90 a decade ago, she put off a dream of skydiving at the insistence of her husband and children. But in fulfilling her 100th birthday vow last month, the energetic Calgarian tumbled out of a plane 20,000 feet above California. “I never thought it was extraordinary … I suppose it seems a bit odd, but I just did it for me,” said the diminutive U.K. native in an interview from her southwest seniors’ residence. “It was very pleasant, I would do it again — book it for next year if I’m alive.” MacKenzie journeyed to Monterey, Calif., where she pushed her way to the skydiving aircraft in her walker and waved off a helmet and jumpsuit to take a plunge the day after her Jan. 10 centennial birthdate.

Nicole Kidman has been in the public eye for over three decades.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The first time NASCAR driver Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. went skydiving, he landed inside the track at Daytona International Speedway.