At 13 Elizabeth Janet Gray sold her first writing for $2.00 to “The Churchman,” a religious publication. At 17, she sold another. She loved to write. Her father was also a creator, an inventor of surveying instruments. John Gray’s tools helped Robert Peary explore and map the North Pole. In the faroff frontiers of Siberia, … Continue reading #17 Elizabeth Gray Vining – Writer and Tutor to the Crown Prince of Japan