Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman in the world to earn a Pilot's license. Ms. Coleman was born in Texas and worked with her family as sharecroppers, picking cotton and farming the land. Bessie worked her way through high school and moved to Chicago at the age of 23 where she was denied the opportunity to pursue her dream as a pilot. Undeterred, she took classes in French and upon their completion, moved to Paris, France where, on June 15, 1921, she became the first American of any gender to earn an International Pilot's license. She became a stunt pilot and died, ironically, as a passenger in an airplane crash at the age of 32.
Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman in the world to earn a Pilot's license. Ms. Coleman was born in Texas and worked with her family as sharecroppers, picking cotton and farming the land. Bessie worked her way through high school and moved to Chicago at the age of 23 where she was denied the opportunity to pursue her dream as a pilot. Undeterred, she took classes in French and upon their completion, moved to Paris, France where, on June 15, 1921, she became the first American of any gender to earn an International Pilot's license. She became a stunt pilot and died, ironically, as a passenger in an airplane crash at the age of 32.
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