Bessie Coleman (Cultural Icon)

Bessie Coleman

Bessie Coleman is an awesome role model for women and people of colour. Who is Bessie Coleman? What did she do? What is she known for?... 

Bessie Coleman birth spot originally Texas 1892 to share cropper parents, the tenth child of thirteen children. Bessie Coleman was a determined woman with a spirit for adventure, who also insisted on equality for women and people on any other colour. When Bessies father and brother left she was left to raise her younger siblings while her mother worked as a cook and a housekeeper.

She studied hard in school. She was an excellent student, and was able to save up enough money to attend 1 term of college. Unable to find anyone in the Us that would teach her, she didn't bring down her hopes, so Bessie Coleman went to aviation school in France. In 1921, she achieved her flying license. She also was very Determined and hard working, she learned to be a manicurist and went to work in barber shops in the Chicago area. 

Bessie had a few more things she wanted to do, she wanted to open a school for black aviators, and she needed a source of income.she set out to create as much publicity as possible, so that she can attract audiences. For the next few years, Bessie divided her time between flying at airshows around the country, lecturing at black theatres in Georgia and Florida, and opening a beauty shop in Orlando. She refused to perform stunts unless the audience was desegregated and everyone used the same gates. In 1926, Bessie finally got her own plane which was delivered in 1926. Bessies last flight was on April 30th, 1926. She and her mechanic new plane out