“I refused to take no for an answer.” Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman American Aviator was born.
Bessie Coleman was an American civil aviator. She was the first woman of African-American descent, and the first of Native American descent, to hold a pilot license. She achieved her international pilot license in 1921.
Bessie Coleman – Aviator – Associated Links:
- Bessie Coleman- Biography.com: https://www.biography.com/people/bessie-coleman-36928
- Bessie Coleman- Aviatrix | Official Web Site: http://www.bessiecoleman.org/bio-bessie-coleman.php
- National Aviation Hall of Fame: http://www.nationalaviation.org/our-enshrinees/coleman-bessie/
- “Meet Bessie Coleman, the First Black Woman to Get a Pilot’s License”| Atlas Obscura: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/bessie-coleman-aviator
- Bessie Coleman | Quotes: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/bessie_coleman
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