Coleman was born in Waxahachie, Texas ... Coleman’s brother John, who had served in France during World War I, told Bessie that French women were “liberated” and could fly airplanes.

Discover the remarkable women who shaped Virginia’s history, from First Ladies and civil rights leaders to aviation pioneers ...

The U.S. Mint’s American Women Quarters Program, running from 2022 through 2025, celebrates the trailblazing contributions of ...

The Fly Oz Club invited the great-niece of Bessie Coleman, the first African American woman to hold a pilot's license, to ...

Girls In Aviation Day, which has been around for approximately 10 years, is an offshoot of the larger conference. The WAI confere ...

As the world marks international women’s day today, it is interesting to recognise powerful women who have not only paved the way to help change the landscape of women in aviation but empowered other ...

Bessie Coleman (1892-1926): Inspired by French women ... Mourning Dove (1884-1936): Born Christine Quintasket, Mourning Dove was one of the first Native American women to publish a novel ...

Her last recording was made in 1991. The only one of our 25 best female jazz singers of all time to be born in the 19th Century, Bessie Smith was buried in an unmarked grave after dying ...

Aviation trailblazer Captain Beth Powell, founder of Queen B Production LLC, has released a documentary trailer and book biography in collaboration with the family of Bessie Coleman, the first ...

Bessie was born to Samuel L. Amico & Ann (Reedes) Amico, Bessie was predeceased by her parents; her husband, Russ; brothers Peter Amico and Louis Amico; and sister Fran Martin. Bessie’s ...