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Female Aerospace Pioneers - Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman In 1921 Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman, a Texan, became the first civilian (non-military) licensed African-American pilot in the world. She went to France to learn to fly after her brothers, who served in World War II, told her French women were allowed to fly. When she returned to the United States she did air shows: barnstorming, parachute jumping, and giving demonstrations. Coleman would only perform if the audience was not segregated and all people got to enter the show through the same gate. This courageous and adventurous woman fell from the open cockpit of a plane during a test flight which ended her life on April 30, 1926. She was enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 2006. Read more #OnTheBlog: http://www.groovylabinabox.com/female-aerospace-pioneers/ #WOAW16 #womenshistorymonth #flysafe #femalepilot #genav #pilotlife #femalepilot #femalepilots #avgeek #STEMists #GroovyLabInABox #STEMist #GroovyLab #WomenInSTEM #GirlsInSTEM #aviation #science #technology #engineering #math #STEM #instascience #homeschooling #homeschoolscience #aerospace #STEMEducation #STEMEd #aviators #AirAndSpace #SciGirls #WomenInTech