Bessie Coleman: She Dared to Dream

Who was the first African American woman to earn a license to fly?

• Bessie Coleman

• Amelia Earhart

• Mae Jemison

• Harriet Quimby

In what year was Bessie Coleman born?

• 1892

• 1890

• 1895

• 1900

What profession did Bessie Coleman take up when she moved to Chicago?

• Manicurist

• Teacher

• Doctor

• She did not have a job.

True or False: Bessie Coleman was especially popular among daring fliers.

• True

• False

Bessie Coleman was inspired to dream of flying by:

• her childhood fascination with birds

• a movie about aviation

• stories of World War I pilots

• her brother's tales of flying in France

What did Bessie Coleman decide to do when she discovered that no flying school in the United States would accept her?

• She gave up on her dream of flying.

• She decided to learn French and go to France to attend flight school.

• She started her own flying school in the United States.

• She decided to become a flight attendant instead.

In what year did Bessie Coleman become the first black woman aviator in the world?

• 1919

• 1945

• 1921

• 1900

Bessie Coleman decided to open a flying school because:

• she wanted to inspire others and break racial barriers.

• she wanted to become the first female pilot.

• she wanted to travel the world.

• she wanted to earn a lot of money.

Bessie performed various stunts in flying circuses. Which of the following was one of them?

• Loop-the-loop

• Skydiving

• Singing

• Base jumping

What did Bessie Coleman say from the hospital after her plane crash?

• I will fly again

• I give up on flying

• Flying is too dangerous

• I regret flying