Bessie Coleman - the First African-American Pilot
Bessie Coleman was the first ever female African-American pilot.
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Show Notes
On June 15, 1921, Texas-born Bessie Coleman took to the sky in her airplane - and in the process, became the first black woman and first Native American to earn a pilot's license in the United States. In this episode, we look at this aviation pioneer.
Sources
Cradle of Aviation Museum: https://www.cradleofaviation.org/history/history/women-in-aviation/bessie-coleman.html
Saturday Evening Post: https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/02/the-high-flying-feats-of-bessie-coleman/
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Coleman
Image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bessie_Coleman_in_1923.jpg
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