Interviews from History Series Three - Pioneering Women

Kimberley Lim, an accomplished broadcast journalist, interviews Bessie Coleman, Nellie Bly and Maria Mitchell.

Bessie Coleman was the first woman of African American and Native American descent to become an aviator performing stunts in airshows in the US in the 1920’s.

Nellie Bly was a pioneering investigative journalist who exposed the conditions in a women’s asylum in 1887 New York by going undercover.

Maria Mitchell was an astronomist and mathematician who discovered a comet in 1847 bringing her international acclaim.

Suitable for ages 15 upwards

• Cast and Credits - Bessie Coleman
• Cast and Credits - Nellie Bly
• Cast and Credits - Maria Mitchel

Find out more about Bessie Coleman

• Bessie Coleman - Wikipedia
• National Women’s History Museum - www.womenshistory.org 
• First Female African American Pilot – Smithsonian Channel YouTube

Find out more about Nellie Bly

• Nellie Bly - Wikipedia
• National Women’s History Museum - womenshistory.org
• Library of Congress Blog

Find out more about Maria Mitchell

• Maria Mitchell - Wikipedia
• National Women’s History Museum - womenshistory.org
• Marias Mitchell Association - mariamitchell.org