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Amaze Yourself With the Unbelievable Story of Bessie Coleman, the Black Aviator Who Wowed the Nation With Her High-Flying Achievements Long before the Tuskegee Airmen, Coleman inspired a ...

Bessie Coleman 1892–1926 First African-American woman pilot Freya Stark 1893–1993 Desert chronicler Aloha Wanderwell 1906–1996 “World’s most widely traveled girl” Martha Gellhorn 1908 ...

To commemorate Coleman’s contributions and enduring influence, the students created a series of artworks that celebrate her life and achievements.

Bessie Coleman was an ambitious young woman, inspired by Black pilots in World War I. Her accomplishments inspired generations of women and girls aspiring to become pilots.

Bessie Coleman took to the skies back when men dominated the aviation industry.

A visitor poses with an image of pioneering aviator Bessie Coleman on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, at the "Brave Bessie: Soaring Above Barriers" exhibit at the Atlanta Historical Museum in Atlanta, Texas.

She barnstormed all over the country, performing death-defying stunts in the air. Decades later, Carole Hopson, then a corporate executive, learned of Bessie Coleman and it awakened her own dream.

LA: While Bessie was a stunt performer, first and foremost, Amelia was more set out on record-breaking both spectacles, but with different intentions.