BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Ascension Parish Library X-WR-CALNAME:Ascension Parish Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1a93547c-643d-480e-b261-7216ce1393ec SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260716T235624Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230206 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE X-MICROSOFT-MSNCALENDAR-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:Flying Fun with Bessie Coleman LOCATION:Donaldsonville\nDonaldsonville X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Donaldsonville;X-APPLE-RAD IUS=10;X-TITLE=Donaldsonville:geo:30.105650683678,-90.985291733525 GEO:30.105650683678;-90.985291733525 DESCRIPTION:She did loops\, barrel rolls\, and even walked on the planeâ €™s wings! Learn about “Brave Bessie.”.\nhttps://myapl.lib net.info/event/7833886 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

This packet includes craft supplies to cre ate a hoop glider and book recommendations so you can explore more about B essie &ldquo\;Queen Bess&rdquo\; Coleman\, the first African American and Native American woman to earn a pilot&rsquo\;s license in 1921.

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Fl ight schools across the country turned Bess away because she was African A merican and a woman\, but with some encouragement\, she saved her money an d traveled to France\, where she could learn to fly. When she returned to America to give flight exhibitions\, she also gave lectures and presentati ons to raise funds to create a flight school for African Americans in the United States. Bessie died (in 1926) before seeing her dream come true. A friend of Bessie&rsquo\;s\, who was also a World War I pilot\, founded the Coleman Aero Club to encourage aviation in the African American community . The Bessie Coleman Stamp was also created to honor her accomplishments.< /p>\nhttps://myapl.libnet.info/event/7833886 URL;VALUE=URI:https://myapl.libnet.info/event/7833886 ATTACH:https://static.libnet.info/images/events/myapl/Temp_Event_Image__Be ssie_Coleman.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR