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Birth and Childhood

Born in Atlanta, Texas Born on January 26, 1892 Worked in cotton fields 11 years old: Wright Brothers

made their first flight in 1903

Got own plane in Jan. 1923 Got married to Charles Wilson

Pankey Next got married to Claude

Glenn Moved to Chicago at age 23 Died- plane crashed to ground

Adult Family Life & Death

Likes Numbers To read Flowers

Dislikes Death Cotton fields

Initiatives/Contributions:

World record- fly the highest First black pilot to get a plane license First African American woman to fly

Interesting Facts

Could not go to school August/September

Ten dollar bill stamp Dime Chicago Defender- “Queen Bess” Said she could not fly Her words were “nobody owns the

sky” Father could not read or write

Monuments/Statues/Meomorials Grave in Illinois Doll/Sculpture Dime Stamp

IB Attributes & Attitudes

Risk-taker : tried new things Open-minded: first African

American female to fly

Key Concepts

Reflection: learn more about flying airplanes

Responsibility: didn’t fly crazy

Questions / ?

Toni: What made you want to fly? Margaretta: How did you find a

place in France where girls could learn to fly airplanes? How old were you when you died?

Donte: How did you fly?

? ? ?

Closing

Fly high