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Coleman, Bessie, 1892-1926
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Bessie Coleman (b. Jan. 26, 1892, Atlanta, TX–d. April 30, 1926, Jacksonville FL) was an American civil aviator and the first woman of African-American descent and the first of Native American descent to hold a pilot license. At 24, she moved to Chicago and became interested in flying but was unable to attain a license in the United States. She relocated to Paris in 1920 and in 1921, Coleman became the first woman of African-American and Native American descent to earn an aviation pilot's license and the first person of African-American and Native American descent to earn an international aviation license from the Fédération Aéronautique International. In the United States she was highly popular stunt pilot.
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Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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referencedIn | Bessie Coleman. | Texas Woman's University Library, Mary Evelyn Blagg-Huey Library | |
referencedIn | General Photograph File, 1986 - 1995 | National Archives at College Park | |
referencedIn | Nikki Grimes Papers | University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections | |
referencedIn | Norman, R.E. mss., 1912-1954 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
referencedIn | Papers of Bernice Resnick Sandler, 1963-2008 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Platte, Claude, 1919-. Oral history interview with Claude Platte, 2006 July 27. | University of North Texas Library, UNT | |
referencedIn | Women in aviation. | Texas Woman's University Library, Mary Evelyn Blagg-Huey Library |
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associatedWith | Abbott, Robert S. (Robert Sengstacke), 1868-1940 |
associatedWith | Bernice Resnick Sandler |
associatedWith | Binga, Jesse. |
associatedWith | Fokker, Anthony Herman Gerard, 1890-1939 |
associatedWith | Grimes, Nikki |
associatedWith | Norman, Richard E. (Richard Edward), 1891-1961 |
associatedWith | Platte, Claude, 1919- |
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Birth 1892-01-26
Death 1926-04-30
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Coleman, Bessie, 1896-1926
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