Bessie Stringfield
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 31 years ago |
Born | North Carolina |
United States | |
Date of died | February 16,1993 |
Died | Opa-locka |
Florida | |
United States | |
Other name | Betsy Leonora Ellis, "The Motorcycle Queen of Miami" |
Date of birth | March 5,1911 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
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ID | 941407 |
Bessie Stringfield Life story
Bessie Stringfield, also known as the "Motorcycle Queen of Miami", was an American motorcyclist who was the first African-American woman to ride across the United States solo, and was one of the few civilian motorcycle dispatch riders for the US Army during World War II.