Post #1675136
2023-06-15 15:59 UTC
Elizabeth Bessie Coleman was truly a remarkable human being.
Resources
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/bessie-coleman
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/for-pilot-bessie-coleman-every-no-got-her-closer-to-yes-180979416/
https://www.biography.com/history-culture/bessie-coleman
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/flygirls-bessie-coleman/
https://airandspace.si.edu/explore/stories/bessie-coleman
https://www.cradleofaviation.org/history/history/women-in-aviation/bessie-coleman.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/11/obituaries/bessie-coleman-overlooked.html
https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/bessie-coleman/
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Replies (4)
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@dbc3@mastodon.world 2023-06-15 16:02
@Deglassco a major road at O'Hare airport is named for her. It is where all the rental car agencies and remote parking are
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@simonbp@social.linux.pizza 2023-06-15 16:36
@Deglassco We named a mountain on Pluto after her, next to one named after Sally Ride. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/pluto-landmarks-named-for-aviation-pioneers-sally-ride-and-bessie-coleman
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@NoctisEqui@mastodonapp.uk 2023-06-15 23:04
@Deglassco What an excellent article! We have had so many innovative, brave, talented people that should be better known to history. Thank you for this. It’s especially important to girls!
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@MsMerope@sfba.social 2023-06-16 04:19
@Deglassco maybe somebody already mentioned it (I struggle to follow mastodon threads on my phone) but there is a childrens book about her - I believe it’s called “Nobody Owns the Sky”