"We must have aviators if we are to keep pace with the times."

Bessie believed that true social progress would be made in the skies. She first started to pay attention to aviation while working at a nail salon ~ where she hear many a flying story from World War 1 pilots. Hoping to spur equality for African Americans, she pledged her life to learning + representing the world of aviation.

Fédération Aéronautique Internationale | public domain |

Swaminathan | CC BY 2.0 |