March is Women’s History Month!
Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have produced countless prominent women leaders and trailblazers over time. March is Women’s History Month and there’s no better time to celebrate their contributions. Here are some women pioneers who have impacted history that came from HBCUs!
3Bessie Coleman – Langston University
Bessie Coleman was an American aviator and the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license in the U.S. When she was eighteen, she saved enough money to attend the Colored Agricultural and Normal University (now Langston University), but only completed one semester because she could no longer afford tuition. Because flying schools in the U.S. denied her entry, she taught herself French and moved to France, earning her license from France’s well-known Caudron Brother’s School of Aviation in just seven months. Coleman was known for performing flying tricks and specialized in stunt flying and parachuting. Her legacy lives on as an inspiration and a pioneer of women in the field of aviation.
