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Bessie Stringfield Trailblazer First African American Woman To Ride Her Motorcycle Solo Across USA

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Bessie Stringfield (1911-1993) was a trailblazer and pioneer of her time. To say Bessie Stringfield was an amazing woman would be an understatement. She was the first African American woman to ride across the United States solo. During World War...
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