Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Bessie Coleman
I was honestly surprised that I've never heard of Bessie Coleman before lecture today, considering how important she was for making advancements for both women and African/Native Americans in aviation. It was fascinating to hear her story in class. I thought it was so inspiring that she wanted to pursue flight so much that she worked as a manicurist to save money and studied French at night, all to go to foreign country with a completely new culture, in order to get her international pilot's license. She was willing to brave adverse conditions (monetarily, as the daughter of a single working mother, and socially, as a young Black and Native woman in the cultural climate of 1920's America) in order to be the first female African American pilot and the first person of Native American descent to hold a pilot's license. I highly recommend looking up more on her life if you're curious about her, because her life was pretty incredible.
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ReplyDeleteI've heard of her before but I didn't quite know her history but today's lecture inspired to explore and gather more information about this wonderful woman. Also , I definitely agree with you ! She set the bar pretty high backed then because she was rare , she was a woman and a minority.
ReplyDeleteI also thought she was really cool! I wish we learned more about cool, innovative, and inspiring ladies in history than we do in school. Especially women of color, who are so often ignored in favor of the accomplishments of the white male.
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