In celebration of pioneering aviator Bessie Coleman’s January 26 birthday and as an early start to Black History Month, Barbie has just announced the Bessie Coleman doll as part of its “Inspiring Women” series.
n celebration of pioneering aviator Bessie Coleman’s January 26 birthday and as an early start to Black History Month, Barbie has just announced the Bessie Coleman doll as part of its “Inspiring Women” series.
In the early 1900s, when her race and gender barred her from being admitted into flight schools in the United States, Coleman found followed her dreams to France, earning her license in 1921 from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. She became known for mesmerizing American audiences with aerial stunts until a plane crash tragically ended her life in 1926, just five years after earning her license. Read more
