Career
She was the first known female aviator to die in a flight accident. East. Jane-Wright was either of British ancestry (born in Algeria) or of American ancestry. Before coming to France in 1911, she lived in Algiers, then a part of France.
She was the widow of Denis Cornesson.
She flew in France under the name Denise Moore to hide her flying career from her family. Jane-Wright died in Étampes, France when she fell 150 feet from her capsized plane.
She was the first woman aviator to die in a plane accident. At the time, she was learning to fly at the Henry Farman Aviation School.
