Queen Bess
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Queen Bess is the nickname of Bessie Coleman, the pioneering early 20th-century American aviator who became the first African American and Native American woman to hold a pilot’s license.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American woman
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American ⓘ Native American woman ⓘ aviator ⓘ human ⓘ pioneer of aviation ⓘ |
| activeYearsInAviation | 1921-1926 ⓘ |
| advocated | desegregation of American aviation ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Lincoln Cemetery, Blue Island, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | aircraft accident ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Bessie Coleman Day in various U.S. cities
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streets and schools named in her honor ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1892-01-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1926-04-30 ⓘ |
| datePilotLicenseAwarded | 1921-06-15 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
Native American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aerobatic flying
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civil aviation ⓘ |
| goal | to open a flying school for African Americans ⓘ |
| grewUpIn | Waxahachie, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasName | Bessie Coleman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname |
Brave Bessie
NERFINISHED
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Queen Bess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | later generations of Black aviators ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for African American participation in aviation
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barnstorming air shows ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first African American woman to earn an international pilot’s license
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first African American woman to hold a pilot’s license ⓘ first Native American woman to hold a pilot’s license ⓘ |
| occupation |
aviator
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stunt pilot ⓘ |
| parentalHeritage |
African American and Cherokee mother (commonly cited)
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African American father of mixed African and possibly Native ancestry ⓘ |
| pilotLicenseCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilotLicenseFrom | Fédération Aéronautique Internationale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Atlanta, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Jacksonville, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refusedToPerformAt | air shows that practiced racial segregation ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist (commonly reported) ⓘ |
| residence | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| studiedAviationIn | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biographies about early African American aviators ⓘ |
| workedAs |
laundress
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manicurist ⓘ |
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