Badass Women of America
This podcast is about the women in history who broke barriers and made history yet you probably have never heard of them. Join us each week for a new episode about a woman or women who fought in wars, were amazing explorers, were pioneers in aviation – women who weren’t in our history books. These were exciting, brave, adventurous women who helped shaped this country. Join me, Kit and my friend Sherlock, as we share the exciting stories of these women whom you will want to know. These are the Badass Women of America.
Badass Women of America
Bessie Coleman - First African American Woman Pilot
Bessie Coleman was a pioneer of aviation. The first African American woman to earn a pilot's license in 1921.
Bessie earned money as a "barnstorming" stunt flier drawing thousands of people to see her daredevil flying. She was fearless and forward thinking. A celebrity of her time.
"Well, because I knew we had no aviators, neither men nor women, and I knew the Race needed to be represented along this racist important line, so I thought it my duty to risk my life to learn aviating and to encourage flying among men and women of the Race who are so far behind the white men in this special line, I made up my mind to try. I tried and was successful." – Bessie Coleman, Excerpt from "Aviatrix Must Sign Life Away to Learn Trade," Chicago Defender, October 8, 1921
Listen as Kit and Sherlock give you an overview of her amazing life.
Learn more about Bessie at these websites:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Coleman
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/bessie-coleman
https://airandspace.si.edu/explore/stories/bessie-coleman
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