Bessie Coleman: References & Edit History
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Doris L. Rich, Queen Bess: Daredevil Aviator (1993); and Elizabeth Amelia Hadley Freydberg, Bessie Coleman: The Brownskin Lady Bird (1994), cover Coleman’s life and career.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum - Bessie Coleman. | Sep 29, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Apr 26, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 22, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Smithsonian American Women's History Museum - Bessie Coleman: Community Innovator Conversation Kit. | Apr 05, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - All-Black, all-female American Airlines crew flies from Dallas to honor Bessie Coleman. | Jan 26, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chicago History Museum - Bessie Coleman, Aviation Pioneer. | Dec 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Al Jazeera - Who was Bessie Coleman and why does she still matter? | Aug 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN - Bessie Coleman and the women pilots history shouldn�t forget. | Jul 01, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Independent - Bessie Coleman: First African American woman to get international pilot licence. | Apr 04, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Jan 30, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States Air Force - Bessie Coleman: Woman who 'dared to dream' made aviation history. | Jan 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Bessie Coleman. | Nov 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Bessie Coleman Became a Flying Role Model for African Americans. | Aug 25, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cradle of Aviation Museum - Bessie Coleman. | Jul 14, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Women's History Museum - Bessie Coleman. | Jun 02, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: U.S. Centennial of Flight - Biography of Bessie Coleman. | Mar 17, 2023 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 04, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Smithsonian Channel - The First Female African American Pilot. | Feb 16, 2017 | ||
| Revised to reflect that sources vary on the year of her birth. | Feb 19, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: BlackPast - Bessie Coleman. | Dec 26, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Aviation Hall of Fame - Bessie Coleman. | Dec 26, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: African American Registry - Biography of Bessie Coleman. | Dec 26, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Women's Hall of Fame - Biography of Bessie Coleman. | Dec 26, 2013 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 09, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 07, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 04, 1999 |
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