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  1. Frances Wilson Grayson (c. 1892 – c. December 23, 1927) was an American woman who disappeared flying to Newfoundland just before her attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean. She was a niece of President Woodrow Wilson.

  2. Mar 6, 2024 · Inspired by Charles Lindbergh's solo, nonstop transatlantic flight in May 1927, famed female aviator Frances Wilson Grayson was determined to be the first woman to cross the Atlantic in an airplane.

  3. Grayson was attempting to be the first woman to cross the Atlantic in an airplane. Inspired by Charles Lindbergh’s solo, non-stop transatlantic flight in May, Grayson wanted to “prove that ...

  4. 5 days ago · Frances Wilson Grayson headlined talks on womens suffrage and performed public readings of plays in support of voting rights throughout the region. The marriage ended in divorce without children.

  5. On October 10, 1927, female aviator Frances Wilson Grayson, along with her crew, landed her Sikorsky S-36 amphibian plane the "Dawn" on Old Orchard Beach. Her goal was to set up base in Old Orchard for her transatlantic flight to Copenhagen.

  6. On October 10, 1927, Famed female aviator Frances Wilson Grayson, niece of President Woodrow Wilson, landed her Sikorsky S-36 amphibian plane on Old Orchard Beach. Her goal was to set up base in Old Orchard for her transatlantic flight to Copenhagen.

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  8. Frances was the fifth woman to fail to achieve the transatlantic flight, which was ultimately accomplished by Amelia Earhart in 1928, who was exclusively a passenger at that time. Frances was an unsung hero of the woman's movement and left no doubt about it.

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