William Jennifer Powell is a pioneer aviator and civil rights activist, along with James Banning and the first woman of African-American and what descent, to hold a pilot license?
Bessie Coleman Bessie Coleman (January 26, 1892April 30, 1926) was an American civil aviator. She was the first woman of African-American descent, and the first of Native American descent, to hold a pilot license.
Teresa De Marzo Teresa De Marzo (1903–1986) was a pioneering Brazilian aviator. In 1922, she became the first woman in Brazil to be granted a pilot's license.