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Bessie Coleman was the first African-American woman, and also the first woman of Native-American descent, to hold a pilot’s license. Coleman grew up in a cruel world of poverty and discrimination.

Early 20th-century America didn’t offer many career paths to people like Bessie Coleman. It was a time when women were discouraged from working outside domestic spheres, and opportunities for ...

Students at Paxon School for Advanced Studies gathered on Tuesday to pay tribute to Bessie Coleman, a pioneering figure in aviation history. Coleman holds the distinction of being the first ...

Bessie Coleman was one of the first women in America ... She soon learned, however, that American flight schools weren’t an option due to her skin color and gender. After hearing stories about ...

Coleman earned her license from the Caudron Brothers School of Aviation in Le Crotoy, France, in 1921. “Brave Bessie” was known for her daredevil flying tricks in the sky like the “loop-the ...

Bessie Coleman became the first Black woman to ... from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. After American aviation schools denied her admission because she was a Black ...

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About Bessie Coleman Bessie Coleman was the first African ... Coleman was denied entry to flight schools in the United States. Undeterred, she learned French and saved enough money to travel ...