'Brave Bessie' Gets Her Likeness on New Barbie as Mattel Honors the First Black Female Pilot
A brave young Black woman who became a pilot in the 1920s—and even walked on the wings of airplanes—has become the latest hero to be honored in the Barbie doll series featuring ‘Inspiring Women’.
Known for her daring adventures as a barnstorming stunt flyer, Bessie Coleman broke new ground in the field of aviation. She also inspired generations of Black, Native American, and female pilots.
Despite facing racial and gender discrimination, Bessie Coleman became the first Black and Native American female aviator.
She also became the first Black person to earn an international pilot’s license. She had to go all the way to France to get the license, because there were no pilot training opportunities for Black women in the US at the time.
The ‘Brave Bessie’ doll was sculpted to her likeness and dons a traditional olive-green aviator suit, including a cap with her initials “BC”.
“It was great to learn more about such a daring wonderful woman who was ahead of her time,” said the doll’s packaging design
Link - https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bessie-coleman-barbie-doll/
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This is terrific and great news. I was unaware of her until now but she certainly deserves recognition.
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