Bessie Coleman, American Aviator #1 is a photograph by Science Source which was uploaded on June 14th, 2016.
Bessie Coleman, American Aviator #1
Bessie Coleman (1892 - 1926) was an African-American civil aviator. She could not gain admission to American flight schools because she was black and... more
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Bessie Coleman, American Aviator #1
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Bessie Coleman (1892 - 1926) was an African-American civil aviator. She could not gain admission to American flight schools because she was black and a woman. She learned French, traveled to Paris, and in 1921, became the first woman of African-American descent to earn an international aviation license. She became a barnstorming stunt flyer and was known as Queen Bess. No photographer credited, undated.
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