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Grace Marguerite, Lady Hay Drummond-Hay (née Lethbridge, 12 September – 12 February ) was a British journalist, who was the first woman to travel.
In , she was the only woman on the first transatlantic flight of the Graf Zeppelin from Germany to America....
Grace Marguerite Hay Drummond-Hay
British journalist
Lady Hay Drummond-Hay | |
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Grace Marguerite Lethbridge | |
| Born | ()12 September Liverpool, England, UK |
| Died | 12 February () (aged&#;50) Manhattan, New York, US |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Spouse | Sir Robert Hay Drummond-Hay (–; his death) |
Grace Marguerite, Lady Hay Drummond-Hay (née Lethbridge, 12 September – 12 February ) was a British journalist, who was the first woman to travel around the world by air (in a zeppelin).
Although she was not an aviator herself at first, she contributed to the glamour of aviation and general knowledge of it, by writing articles about her aerial adventures for US newspapers in the late s and early s.
Early life
Grace Marguerite Lethbridge was born on 12 September , the eldest daughter of Grace Emily (née Willis) and Sidney Thomas Lethbridge.
Her father was the managing director of the Spratt's dog and animal food company. Her paternal aunt was dancer Alice Lethbridge.&#
