Bessie Coleman: First Black Woman Pilot Biography

The biography of Bessie Coleman, who at age 29, was the first black woman to receive her pilot's license and the first woman to receive an international pilot's license. Bessie learned French as she had to go to France for lessons because no one would teach her in the US. Wanting to share her success and help other women and African Americans overcome poverty, prejudice and injustice she had faced she worked to open a flight school for African Americans. She believed they needed to take their place in the skies, too.

Author: Connie Plantz. Publisher: Enslow Publishers (July, 2001). 128 pages.