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Aviation Hotshot 2020-12-03
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In an age when women were "seen and not heard" or even given any credence of humanity and equality, never mind the right to vote, stories like this made history.

Whoever surmounted personal hardships and harsh living conditions to follow their dreams were ignored and denied recognition at every turn.Then one young woman rose from humble beginnings and overcame almost insurmountable obstacles to become the first Black & Native American woman to achieve her pilot's license.Her name was Bessie Coleman.

Bessie's story is one that is all too familiar to people of color and especially significant for a woman of mixed heritage.

Bessie overcame all the obstacles in her path, even traveling to France to achieve her pilot's license!

All because no flight school in America would enroll a woman of color in their flight training program!This article is not about the Bessie Coleman story, which in itself is an outstanding achievement, but to shine a light on the injustices that still exist today that deny women of color an equal opportunity in the world of Aviation.

In 2000, Bessie was inducted into the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame!What this article is about, however, is to share with you an important project that I am working on in collaboration with the American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) through their STEM program.

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Aviation Hotshot 2020-12-03
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In an age when women were "seen and not heard" or even given any credence of humanity and equality, never mind the right to vote, stories like this made history.

Whoever surmounted personal hardships and harsh living conditions to follow their dreams were ignored and denied recognition at every turn.Then one young woman rose from humble beginnings and overcame almost insurmountable obstacles to become the first Black & Native American woman to achieve her pilot's license.Her name was Bessie Coleman.

Bessie's story is one that is all too familiar to people of color and especially significant for a woman of mixed heritage.

Bessie overcame all the obstacles in her path, even traveling to France to achieve her pilot's license!

All because no flight school in America would enroll a woman of color in their flight training program!This article is not about the Bessie Coleman story, which in itself is an outstanding achievement, but to shine a light on the injustices that still exist today that deny women of color an equal opportunity in the world of Aviation.

In 2000, Bessie was inducted into the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame!What this article is about, however, is to share with you an important project that I am working on in collaboration with the American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) through their STEM program.