She was popularly known as "Queen Bess" and "Brave Bessie", [12] and hoped to start a school for African-American fliers. Coleman died in a plane crash in 1926. Her pioneering role was an …

Bessie Coleman soared across the sky as the first African American, and the first Native American, woman pilot. Known for performing flying tricks, Coleman’s nicknames were; “Brave Bessie,” “Queen …

Jan 22, 2026 · Bessie Coleman, American aviator and a star of early aviation exhibitions and air shows. In 1921 she became the first American woman to obtain an international pilot’s license, and in 1922 …

Apr 2, 2014 · In 1922, aviator Bessie Coleman became the first African American woman to stage a public flight in America. Her high-flying skills always wowed her audience.

On September 3, 1922, Bessie Coleman made the first public flight by a Black woman in the United States. Ultimately, she began barnstorming—one of the few jobs in aviation at this time. A popular …

Jul 12, 2023 · Bessie Coleman broke barriers and shattered stereotypes as an aviation pioneer in the early 20th century, overcoming racial and gender discrimination to become the first African American …

Bessie Coleman was the first African American to earn an international pilot's license. She dazzled crowds with her stunts at air shows and refused to be slowed by racism (a dislike or disrespect of a …

Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman was born on January 26, 1892 in Atlanta, Texas. As one of 13 children born to sharecroppers, George and Susan Coleman, who were of Native American and African-American …

Bessie Coleman (1892 – 1926) Coleman was the first female pilot of African American descent, and also the first woman of Native American descent, to hold a pilot’s license. She also was the first Black …

The world’s first Black woman aviator, Bessie Coleman, earned her pilot’s license in 1921 in France, two years before her more famous contemporary, Amelia Earhart. Bessie Coleman, the tenth child in a …