Bessie Coleman was the first African-American woman, and also the first woman of Native-American descent, to hold a pilot’s license. Coleman grew up in a cruel world of poverty and discrimination.

Early 20th-century America didn’t offer many career paths to people like Bessie Coleman ... her to move there in pursuit of her pilot's license. Coleman didn’t need to be convinced.

Bessie Coleman became the first Black woman to earn a pilot's license in 1921 American Airlines is saluting Bessie Coleman with an All-Black female crew! On Friday, American Airlines celebrated ...

Coleman earned her license from the Caudron Brothers School of Aviation in Le Crotoy, France, in 1921. “Brave Bessie” was known for her daredevil flying tricks in the sky like the “loop-the ...