Bessie Coleman was a trailblazing American aviator born on January 26, 1892, in Atlanta, Texas. She made history as the first Black woman to earn a pilot's license, overcoming significant barriers of racial and gender discrimination in the early 20th century. Following her childhood in a large family of sharecroppers, Coleman faced financial hardships that curtailed her education. However, she pursued her dreams relentlessly, moving to Chicago at 23 to work as a manicurist while nurturing her passion for aviation inspired by the stories of World War I pilots.
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