Bessie Coleman Slider Puzzle

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  • American civil aviator, known as “Queen Bess”.

  • First woman of African-American and Native American descent to hold a pilot license and first American to earn an international pilot’s license.

  • In 1921, she received her international pilot license in France because no flight school in America would train a colored woman.

  • Her goals were to expose her people to the world of aviation. She desired to speak to audiences, children to inspire them to get involved in the flight industry.

  • In 1926, She fell to her death while practicing for one of her famous stunt shows. Evidence later indicated her plane may have been tampered with.

  • Inducted into National Aviation Hall of Fame in 2006.