Bessie Coleman: A Trailblazing Aviator

What was Bessie Coleman most famous for in her aviation career?

• Designing aircraft

• Teaching at a flight school

• Writing aviation manuals

• Performing aerial stunts

What challenges did Bessie Coleman face during her childhood?

• She had access to many resources

• She had to work in cotton mills

• She was not allowed to attend school

• Her family was wealthy

What inspired Bessie Coleman to pursue aviation?

• Her father's career in aviation

• Stories of French women pilots

• Aviation books she read

• Aviation movies she watched

How did Bessie Coleman overcome racial barriers to become a pilot?

• She bribed flight schools in the U.S.

• She learned French and trained in France

• She built her own aircraft

• She disguised herself as a man

What was one of Bessie Coleman's contributions to the African-American community?

• She wrote a book on aviation

• She designed a new type of parachute

• She became a commercial airline pilot

• She opened a flight school for black women