Bessie Coleman 1892-1926
Bessie was born 26th January 1892 in Atlanta Texas, one of 13 children to Susan and George Coleman who were sharecroppers. Bessie’s dream was to be a pilot and after she was denied entry to flying schools in the United States, not just because she was black but also the fact she was a woman, she taught herself French and went to France. Once there she studied at France’s Caudron Brother’s School of Aviation earning her license in just 7 months. This made her the first African