https://padlet.com/mitchellw1529/4f9cvresshxq1nu5 en-us 2022-10-17 15:12:06 UTC 2022-10-25 14:44:04 UTC hello@padlet.com mitchellw1529 https://padlet.com/mitchellw1529/4f9cvresshxq1nu5/wish/2343469561 Bessie Coleman was born in Atlanta, TX. Her parents' names were Susan Coleman and George Coleman and she was one of 13 siblings. ]]> 2022-10-17 15:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mitchellw1529/4f9cvresshxq1nu5/wish/2343469561 mitchellw1529 https://padlet.com/mitchellw1529/4f9cvresshxq1nu5/wish/2347156778 Bessie Coleman grew up in Waxahachie, TX, Her father left in search of better opportunities in Oklahoma when Bessie was a child. During her childhood she attended segregated schools, and she had very good mathematical abilities.]]> 2022-10-19 14:38:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mitchellw1529/4f9cvresshxq1nu5/wish/2347156778 mitchellw1529 https://padlet.com/mitchellw1529/4f9cvresshxq1nu5/wish/2347160917 She moved to Langston, OK where she briefly attended Colored Agricultural and Normal University (now known as Langston University).]]> 2022-10-19 14:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mitchellw1529/4f9cvresshxq1nu5/wish/2347160917 mitchellw1529 https://padlet.com/mitchellw1529/4f9cvresshxq1nu5/wish/2347163446 Shortly after going to Colored Agricultural and Normal University in Langston, OK she moved to Chicago, IL. She was 23 at the time. She worked there as a manicurist and a restaurant manager, and by then she was interested in aviation and professions related to aviation. She lived with two of her brothers on the south side of North America. Both of her brothers had previously fought overseas during World War I and they had encouraged Bessie's dreams of being a pilot. ]]> 2022-10-19 14:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mitchellw1529/4f9cvresshxq1nu5/wish/2347163446 mitchellw1529 https://padlet.com/mitchellw1529/4f9cvresshxq1nu5/wish/2347194270 Bessie tried to enroll in aviation schools in the United States and was denied, due to discrimination. She was determined still, she learned to speak french and went to find aviation schools in France.]]> 2022-10-19 14:56:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mitchellw1529/4f9cvresshxq1nu5/wish/2347194270 mitchellw1529 https://padlet.com/mitchellw1529/4f9cvresshxq1nu5/wish/2347194909 She was accepted into Caudron Brothers School of Aviation in Le Crotoy, France, and was helped by Robert Abbott, and Jessie Binga with her tuition. June 15, 1921, she became the first American woman to get an international pilot's license. During her stay in France, she had training, specializing in stunt flying and parachuting. ]]> 2022-10-19 14:57:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mitchellw1529/4f9cvresshxq1nu5/wish/2347194909 mitchellw1529 https://padlet.com/mitchellw1529/4f9cvresshxq1nu5/wish/2350849731 When back from France it was still very misogynistic so stunt flying and parachuting were her only career options related to aviation. She started her stunt flying career, she was a very popular flier at aerial shows. she would go to various schools and churches to encourage that anyone can be interested in aviation. ]]> 2022-10-21 15:00:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mitchellw1529/4f9cvresshxq1nu5/wish/2350849731 mitchellw1529 https://padlet.com/mitchellw1529/4f9cvresshxq1nu5/wish/2350862704 Bessie Coleman started raising money for a school where African-Americans could learn about aviation but before the school was made there was a terrible accident at a rehearsal for an aerial show and Bessie Coleman fell out of a plane to her death.]]> 2022-10-21 15:08:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mitchellw1529/4f9cvresshxq1nu5/wish/2350862704