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You may not recognize the name Bessie Coleman, so you may be wondering whether or not to tune into this episode. But, I would highly encourage you to give it a listen. It’s a story our team – from our director Callie to our engineer Geoff – all declared one of their favourites of the entire series. Because it’s a story about the ripple effects of bravery. Coleman battled racism, sexism, poverty and rejection to – just 20 years after the Wright Brothers successfully flew the first controlled airplane – become the first Black woman pilot. What Coleman didn’t know, was that her resilience would inspire another incredible woman – whose story we’ve already told on this show. Turns out, the sky is not the limit.
Hope you’ll join us.
Major sources for this episode include:
Doris L. Rich: Queen Bess: Daredevil Aviator
Smithsonian: For Pilot Bessie Coleman, Every ‘No’ Got Her Closer to ‘Yes’
National Women’s History Museum: Bessie Coleman
National Air Space Museum: Bessie Coleman
PBS: Fly Girls: Bessie Coleman
Cradle of Aviation Museum: Bessie Coleman
Writer & Host: Sidney Hirst-O’Reilly
Executive Producer & Co-Host: Terry O’Reilly
Research: Allison Pinches
Director: Callie O’Reilly
Supervising Producer: Debbie O’Reilly
Engineer: Geoff Devine
Theme music: Ian Lefeuvre & Ari Posner
Tunes: APM Music
This show is brought to you by the Apostrophe Podcast Network and powered by Acast.
You may not recognize the name Bessie Coleman, so you may be wondering whether or not to tune into this episode. But, I would highly encourage you to give it a listen. It’s a story our team – from our director Callie to our engineer Geoff – all declared one of their favourites of the entire series. Because it’s a story about the ripple effects of bravery. Coleman battled racism, sexism, poverty and rejection to – just 20 years after the Wright Brothers successfully flew the first controlled airplane – become the first Black woman pilot. What Coleman didn’t know, was that her resilience would inspire another incredible woman – whose story we’ve already told on this show. Turns out, the sky is not the limit.
Hope you’ll join us.
Major sources for this episode include:
Doris L. Rich: Queen Bess: Daredevil Aviator
Smithsonian: For Pilot Bessie Coleman, Every ‘No’ Got Her Closer to ‘Yes’
National Women’s History Museum: Bessie Coleman
National Air Space Museum: Bessie Coleman
PBS: Fly Girls: Bessie Coleman
Cradle of Aviation Museum: Bessie Coleman
Writer & Host: Sidney Hirst-O’Reilly
Executive Producer & Co-Host: Terry O’Reilly
Research: Allison Pinches
Director: Callie O’Reilly
Supervising Producer: Debbie O’Reilly
Engineer: Geoff Devine
Theme music: Ian Lefeuvre & Ari Posner
Tunes: APM Music
This show is brought to you by the Apostrophe Podcast Network and powered by Acast.