Showing posts with label Queen Bess. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Queen Bess. Show all posts

Sunday, February 07, 2016

Bessie Coleman: First Black female airplane pilot

Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman was born on January 26, 1892, and is popularly known as "Queen Bess." She was the first Black woman to become an airplane pilot, and the first American woman to hold an international pilot license.

Read more about Bessie Coleman here: http://blackhistory.com/content/61906/bessie-coleman