Bessie Coleman - 1892 to 1926 first female...

Bessie Coleman - 1892 to 1926 first female...to attain a International flying license 1921, on June 15th. A year later she would return to France to train to become a stunt pilot. During her training she would fly assignments for Pathe' Films and others. She was so inspirational that 

Amelia Earhart named her last plane, Old Bessie.

Bessie Coleman was an amazing young woman who knew and understood business, as well as how to fly the various airplanes that she trained in, her favorite was the Curtiss JN-4, she had purchased two of them, unfortunately she was killed in the last one. She was not flying the plane, but her partner Willis was; officials stated that a wrench locked in the gears seemed to have caused the accident, which was in Jacksonville, Fl. 

When Bessie Coleman was not flying, or before her flight demonstration she performed as a motivational speaker, encouraging people to learn more about aviation; she also owned two businesses to put herself through school, which she would walk over eight-teen miles, to and from, to get to her training. Please visit: www.wearethelegacy.com

Just before her death she participated in a flight demonstration in honor of the first female American aviator, Harriet Quimby. Bessie Coleman was influenced by the women’s movement in those days, also. In 1995 the US mint issued a stamp in her honor. There have been many attempts to re-enact her life story on film, 

but usually ran into funding problems. For the young persons aerospace leadership academy training: www.wearethelegacy.com