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   Who is Bessie Coleman?

   • Bessie Coleman was born on January 26, 1892, in Atlanta, Texas. She's one of 13 children to Susan and George Coleman, who both worked as sharecroppers. Her father, who was of Native American and African American descent, left the family in search of better opportunities in Oklahoma when Coleman was a child.

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   How many siblings did Bessie Coleman have?

   • Born in Atlanta, Texas on January 26, 1892, Bessie Coleman had twelve brothers and sisters. Her mother, Susan Coleman, was an African American maid, and her father George Coleman was a sharecropper of mixed Native American and African American descent. In 1901, her father decided to move back to Oklahoma to try to escape discrimination.

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   What did Bessie Coleman do for a living?

   • Coleman specialized in stunt flying and parachuting, earning a living barnstorming and performing aerial tricks. She remains a pioneer of women in the field of aviation. Bessie Coleman was born on January 26, 1892, in Atlanta, Texas. She's one of 13 children to Susan and George Coleman, who both worked as sharecroppers.

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   Where did Bessie Coleman live?

   • Bessie Coleman Boulevard in Waxahachie, Texas, where she lived as a child, is named in her honor. B. Coleman Aviation, a fixed-base operator based at Gary/Chicago International Airport, is named in her honor. Several Bessie Coleman Scholarship Awards have been established for high school seniors planning careers in aviation.

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   Bessie Coleman. Photograph by Fotosearch / Getty Images. Coleman was born in Atlanta, Texas, on January 26, 1892, the 10th of 13 children. Her mother was African American, and her father’s...

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   NASA. Introduction. Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman to become an airplane pilot. She faced many challenges both as a woman and as an African American. But she became very successful and still serves as a role model for many young people. Early Life and Education. Elizabeth Coleman was born in the 1890s, in Atlanta, Texas.

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   Coleman was born in Texas in 1892. Her mother was African American and her father was Native American. She was the tenth of thirteen children. Her parents were sharecroppers. When Coleman was two, her family moved to Waxahachie, Texas, where Bessie later went to school. She loved reading and excelled in math. Coleman’s father believed that the fami...

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   At the time, aviation (flight) schools in America were not allowing women or black people to attend. Bessie's friend Robert Abbott told her that she could travel to France to fly. She studied the French language after work at night. She got a new job managing a restaurant and saved her money. Robert Abbot and her friends helped her pay for the trip...

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   In April 1926, Coleman and her mechanic, William Will, were practicing for a performance the next day. Will was piloting the plane when it flipped over and started to dive. Coleman fell out of the plane and was killed. William Wills was unable to regain control of the plane and it plummeted to the ground. Wills died upon impact and the plane explod...

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   Atlanta, Texas, has a Regional History Museum that proudly displays a smaller version of Bessie Coleman's yellow bi-plane "Queen Bess." The museum display also includes a uniform and other memorabi...

   A public library in Chicago was named in Coleman's honor, as are roads at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Oakland International Airport in Oakland, California, Tampa International Airport...

   A roundabout leading to Nice Airport in the South of France was named after her in March 2016, and there are streets in Poitiers, and the 20th Arrondissement of Paris named after her.

   Bessie Coleman Middle School in Cedar Hill, Texas, is named for her.

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   "I refused to take no for an answer."

   "You’ve never lived till you’ve flown."

   "A woman is like a teabag – you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water."

   "Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes."

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   Bessie was extremely intelligent and fought hard against the assumption that black women were not capable of great things.

   She applied to flight schools all across the United States but was not accepted at any of them.

   Robert Abbot, who was the founder and publisher of the country's largest black newspaper, the Chicago Defender, heard about Coleman's determination. He published her story in his paper and raised m...

   The Caudron Brothers of France were famous like the Wright brothersof the United States.

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   In Spanish: Bessie Coleman para niños 1. List of firsts in aviation 2. Eugene Bullard, the first African-American to earn a pilot's license 3. Leah Hing, first Chinese Americanwoman to earn a pilot's license 4. Mae Jemison, the first African-American female astronaut in space, who carried a picture of Bessie Coleman with her on her first mission 5....

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   By Kerri Lee Alexander, NWHM Fellow, 2018 | Updated December 2022 by Rebecca Ljungren, Education Programs Manager. Bessie Coleman soared across the sky as the first woman of African American and Native American descent to earn her pilot’s license in the U.S. Known for performing flying tricks, Coleman’s nicknames were: “Brave Bessie ...

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   Jul 27, 2023 · Bessie Coleman was the first black woman in the world to earn a pilot’s license. She was a famous aviator and became well-known for her stunt flying and aerial tricks. This extraordinary woman was a pioneer in aviation, helping to break barriers for African Americans and women alike.

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Bessie Coleman was born on January 26, 1892, in Atlanta, Texas. She's one of 13 children to Susan and George Coleman, who both worked as sharecroppers.

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   Introduction. NASA. (1892–1926). U.S. aviator Bessie Coleman became the first African American woman—as well as the first woman of Native American descent—to earn a license to fly an airplane. She made a name for herself as a star of early aviation exhibitions and air shows.