This category lists pages and sites about the life of Bessie Coleman (1893-1926). Coleman was the first Black woman to fly a plane and the first licensed African-American pilot in the world. She was killed in an accident during a flight show in Jacksonville, Florida.
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- Fly Girls: Bessie Coleman Biographical sketch and portrait from PBS.
- Aeronautics - Bessie Coleman Biography provided by the Aeronautics Learning Laboratory for Science, Technology, and Research.
- Bessie Coleman Biography Information about the aviator provided by the Encyclopedia of World Biography.
- Bessie Coleman Documents the achievements of the world's first licensed black pilot.
- Bessie Coleman Simple biography and sketch from the First Flight Shrine.
- The Ninety Nines: Bessie Coleman Short biography of the world's first African-American woman pilot honored with U.S. Stamp.