Grace Morrison Explained

Grace Morrison
Birth Place:	Charlotte, North Carolina
Death Date:	September 5, 1936
Death Place:	Titusville, Florida
Occupation:	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.^[7]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Library . State . Florida . Archives of . Portrait of aviator Miss Grace Morrison. . Florida Memory . 2019-11-10 . 2019-11-11.
2. Web site: PBIA Once Named For Woman Who Led Initial Expansion – Historic Palm Beach . Historic Palm Beach . 2000-05-17 . 2019-11-11.
3. Web site: Palm Beach International Airport - PBI . History . 2016-06-13 . 2019-11-11.
4. Book: Air Corps. War Department . Air Corps Newsletter . 2019-11-11 . 14-PA7.
5. Book: McCarthy . K.M. . Trotter . W. . Aviation in Florida . Pineapple Press . 2016 . 978-1-56164-743-9 . 2019-11-11 . 188.
6. Web site: Air and Rail transportation . Palm Beach County History Online . 2019-11-11.
7. News: Airport Body Honors its Late President . 11 November 2019 . The Palm Beach Post . September 11, 1936.
8. News: Kleinberg . Eliot . POST TIME: 90 years after an airfield with a windsock, PBIA flies to the world . 11 November 2019 . Palm Beach Post.
9. News: Grace Morrison is Crash Victim on Way North . 11 November 2019 . Palm Beach Post . 209 . September 6, 1936. 28 .