Bessie Coleman was born in Texas in the late 1800's. As a member of a big African-American family, she had to pick cotton which she really disliked a lot. Bessie did many daring things during her life which began in her childhood. She loved math and would dare to speak to the white overseer when he would try to cheat her family of the money they were due at the end of a day of picking cotton. Learning how to fly was her main ambition as an adult. Being a woman and an African-American in the United States kept her from her dream. She went to France where she was treated as an equal and learned to fly. Bessie wanted to open a flying school for women, but needed money. She performed many stunt flying shows to earn the money. She died in a tragic air crash in Florida before she opened her school.
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