Grace Morrison

Grace Morrison
Born
Charlotte, North Carolina
DiedSeptember 5, 1936
Titusville, Florida
Occupation(s)aviator, secretary

Grace Morrison (1896 - September 5, 1936) was an American activist secretary and aviator.

Morrison was the namesake for Morrison Field, which later expanded into Palm Beach International Airport.[1][2] Morrison had led the movement to construct the air field. It was named for her before the US Army Air Corps took over it.[3][4]

Morrison learned to fly in 1932 and was the first female pilot to solo in Palm Beach County, Florida.[5][6] She was president of the Palm Beach County Airport Association, leading the drive to expand and improve the small airfield.[6][7]

In 1936, Morrison died in a car crash, months before the field's dedication.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Library, State; Florida, Archives of (2019-11-10). "Portrait of aviator Miss Grace Morrison". Florida Memory. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  2. ^ "PBIA Once Named For Woman Who Led Initial Expansion – Historic Palm Beach". Historic Palm Beach. 2000-05-17. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  3. ^ "Palm Beach International Airport - PBI". History. 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  4. ^ Air Corps. War Department. Air Corps Newsletter. p. 14-PA7. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  5. ^ McCarthy, K.M.; Trotter, W. (2016). Aviation in Florida. Pineapple Press. p. 188. ISBN 978-1-56164-743-9. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  6. ^ a b "Air and Rail transportation". Palm Beach County History Online. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  7. ^ "Airport Body Honors its Late President". The Palm Beach Post. September 11, 1936. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  8. ^ Kleinberg, Eliot. "POST TIME: 90 years after an airfield with a windsock, PBIA flies to the world". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Grace Morrison is Crash Victim on Way North". Palm Beach Post. Vol. 28, no. 209. September 6, 1936. Retrieved 11 November 2019.