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Everyday Better with Leah SmartSecond Acts: How Captain Carole Hopson Found Her ‘One True Thing’Carole Hopson is a Boeing 737 captain for United Airlines and the author of ‘A Pair of Wings,’ a historical fiction novel about Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to get her pilot license. After a successful twenty-year career working for iconic brands like the National Football League, Foot Locker and L’Oréal, Carole quit her job to pursue her lifelong dream of flying planes. On today’s episode, Carole tells the story of how she turned her childhood dream into a second-act career. She outlines the five-step plan she created for making a major career pivot, and shares...
2025-02-2544 minEveryday Better with Leah SmartSecond Acts: How Captain Carole Hopson Found Her ‘One True Thing’Carole Hopson is a Boeing 737 captain for United Airlines and the author of ‘A Pair of Wings,’ a historical fiction novel about Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to get her pilot license. After a successful twenty-year career working for iconic brands like the National Football League, Foot Locker and L’Oréal, Carole quit her job to pursue her lifelong dream of flying planes. On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, Carole tells the story of how she turned that childhood dream into a second-act career. She shares wisdom on balancing your career alongside the responsibi...
2024-11-1246 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAviatrix Classics - A Pair of Wings about Bessie Coleman with special guest, author Captain Carole HopsonSend us a textIn this Aviatrix Classics conversation with Guest Hosts Dr. Jacque Boyd and Captain Jenny Beatty, we welcome guest Carole Hopson, author of A Pair of Wings, to discuss the remarkable accomplishments of pioneering aviatrix Bessie Coleman. Despite all of the odds against her, Bessie learned to fly and earned her license in France in 1921, then returned to Europe to learn aerobatics before drawing mixed-race audiences to watch her perform in the U.S. Carole learned about Bessie Coleman from Jenny at a Women in Aviation International conference. In this conversation, she a...
2024-11-091h 13
The Goodness Factor With Shelley WadeCaptain Carole Hopson Talks Bessie Coleman and Jet Black FoundationCaptain Carole Hopson, a Boeing 737 Captain for United Airlines, stops by "The Goodness Factor" podcast to discuss her book, A Pair of Wings, which was inspired by trailblazing female pilot Bessie Coleman. She also discusses her Jet Black Foundation, dedicated to sending 100 Black women to flight school by the year 2035.
2024-10-081h 34
Bill Rhoden On Sports (BROSpod)Journalist, Executive, Airline Pilot & Author, Carole HopsonJournalist, airline pilot, former NFL executive and author, Carole Hopson, joins the podcast to talk about her novel, A Pair of Wings. Bill, Jamal and Carole discuss the book and its subject, Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to learn to fly at the dawn of aviation (two years ahead of Amelia Earhart). Jamal also updates his Black QB rankings.
2024-10-051h 02
NPR's Book of the Day'A Pair of Wings' draws inspiration from Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to flyCarole Hopson wanted to be a pilot since childhood, but it wasn't until her mid-30s that she learned about Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to earn her pilot's license in 1921. Coleman's story not only encouraged Hopson to pursue her own career as a commercial pilot, but it also inspired A Pair of Wings, Hopson's first novel. In today's episode, Hopson speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about Coleman's groundbreaking path and about Hopson's own experience as one of few women of color working as a pilot for a major airline. To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and...
2024-09-0907 min
Feel Into A Immersive Full Audiobook On The Go.A Pair of Wings: A Novel by Carole HopsonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723315to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Pair of Wings: A Novel
Author: Carole Hopson
Narrator: Alaska Jackson
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 14 hours 33 minutes
Release date: August 20, 2024
Genres: Essays & Anthologies
Publisher's Summary:
An airline captain crafts a riveting, adventurous novel inspired by the remarkable true life of pioneer aviatrix Bessie Coleman, a Black woman who learned to fly at the dawn of aviation and found freedom in the air A few years after the Wright brothers’ first flight, Bessie was working the Texas cotton fields with her family when an airplane flew over their heads. It b...
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Title: A Pair of Wings: A Novel
Author: Carole Hopson
Narrator: Alaska Jackson
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 14 hours 33 minutes
Release date: August 20, 2024
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
An airline captain crafts a riveting, adventurous novel inspired by the remarkable true life of pioneer aviatrix Bessie Coleman, a Black woman who learned to fly at the dawn of aviation and found freedom in the air A few years after the Wright brothers’ first flight, Bessie was working the Texas cotton fields with her family when an airplane flew over their heads. It buzz...
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Title: A Pair of Wings: A Novel
Author: Carole Hopson
Narrator: Alaska Jackson
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 14 hours 33 minutes
Release date: August 20, 2024
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
An airline captain crafts a riveting, adventurous novel inspired by the remarkable true life of pioneer aviatrix Bessie Coleman, a Black woman who learned to fly at the dawn of aviation and found freedom in the air A few years after the Wright brothers’ first flight, Bessie was working the Texas cotton fields with her family when an airplane flew over their heads. It buzz...
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Title: A Pair of Wings: A Novel
Author: Carole Hopson
Narrator: Alaska Jackson
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 14 hours 33 minutes
Release date: August 20, 2024
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
An airline captain crafts a riveting, adventurous novel inspired by the remarkable true life of pioneer aviatrix Bessie Coleman, a Black woman who learned to fly at the dawn of aviation and found freedom in the air A few years after the Wright brothers’ first flight, Bessie was working the Texas cotton fields with her family when an airplane flew over their heads. It buzz...
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Title: A Pair of Wings: A Novel
Author: Carole Hopson
Narrator: Alaska Jackson
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 14 hours 33 minutes
Release date: August 20, 2024
Genres: Essays & Anthologies
Publisher's Summary:
An airline captain crafts a riveting, adventurous novel inspired by the remarkable true life of pioneer aviatrix Bessie Coleman, a Black woman who learned to fly at the dawn of aviation and found freedom in the air A few years after the Wright brothers’ first flight, Bessie was working the Texas cotton fields with her family when an airplane flew over their heads. It b...
2024-08-202h 33Download Best Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalA Pair of Wings: A Novel by Carole HopsonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723315to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Pair of Wings: A Novel
Author: Carole Hopson
Narrator: Alaska Jackson
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 14 hours 33 minutes
Release date: August 20, 2024
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
An airline captain crafts a riveting, adventurous novel inspired by the remarkable true life of pioneer aviatrix Bessie Coleman, a Black woman who learned to fly at the dawn of aviation and found freedom in the air A few years after the Wright brothers’ first flight, Bessie was working the Texas cotton fields with her family when an airplane flew over their heads. It buzz...
2024-08-202h 33
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationWP36: Pilot and author Carole Hopson talks about the two major themes in her historical novel about Bessie Coleman, A Pair of Wings: the dawn of aviation and the dawn of the great migration.Send us a textIn this excerpt from my interview with author and United Airlines Pilot Carole Hopson about her historical novel about the life of Bessie Coleman, A Pair of Wings, she talks about the context in which Bessie’s story is told, then talks about how she learned about Bessie and shares a little about the start of her own aviation journey.Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, yo...
2023-06-0107 min
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationWP10: Airline pilot and author Carole Hopson shares how she brought the pioneering aviatrix Bessie Coleman to life on the page in her historical fiction novel A Pair of Wings.Send us a text In this clip from my interview with Carole Hopson about her book A Pair of Wings, we talk about the choices she made in her writing to bring Bessie to life for the reader. Did you know you can support your local independent bookshop and me by shopping through my Bookshop.org affiliate links on my website? If a book is available on Bookshop.org, you'll find a link to it on the book page. By shopping through the Literary Aviatrix website a small portion of the sale goes to...
2023-02-0207 min
When Women Fly068 The Life of Bessie Coleman, The First Black Woman to Earn a Pilot's LicenseIn this companion episode, we explore the life of Bessie Coleman – the first black woman in the world to earn a pilot's license.Bessie's story is one of grit and determination. Being barred from flight school in the US because of her race and gender, Bessie made her way to France to learn to fly.During her training, she witnessed a fellow student crash and lose their life, but even this would not deter her.Listen in to learn about the life of Bessie Coleman, and be sure to check out our recent ep...
2022-06-1008 minWhen Women Fly065 Never Let Go of Your Dreams with Carole HopsonAs a child, Carole Hopson spent hours lying on the grass in her grandparents’ backyard watching the planes arrive at Philadelphia International Airport. However, it took decades for Carole to pursue her dream of becoming a pilot. Today, Carole flies a Boeing 737 for United Airlines as a First Officer. Black women make up less than one percent of all certified pilots, and Carole is one of them. Carole’s story is one of inspiration, bravery, chasing dreams, and taking risks. Before becoming a pilot, Carole spent decades working in various corporate careers from journalist to an executive-level emplo...
2022-06-0656 min
AVIATE with ShaestaAirline Pilot & Author Carole Hopson writes her own script for her career, and Bessie ColemanCarole Hopson, our guest today, is a New Jersey native who took notice of the airplanes flying above her in the sky at the young age of four. Although she admired flight because she didn't see other black women pilots, let alone pilots who wore glasses like her, Carole didn't consider an aviation career. She went on to earn her bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia and a master's in journalism from Columbia University. Carole's impressive career path includes being a journalist, working for the NFL, and serving in executive leadership positions for Foot Locker and L...
2022-02-271h 09
Trust Me, You Can RelateHow She Became an Airline Pilot at 54 - Carole HopsonLess than 1% of airline pilots are African-American women, and Carole Hopson is determined to change that. At 54, after walking away from a lucrative career in corporate America, Carole achieved her life-long dream of becoming a commercial airline pilot for United Airlines. In her book, "A Pair of Wings", Carole chronicles the life of her inspiration, African-American Aviatrix Bessie Coleman. Bessie Coleman overcame insurmountable odds in 1921 when she became the first woman ever to obtain her international pilots license. She was forced to go to France (and learn to speak French) in order to learn to fly after being denied e...
2022-02-1455 min
You've Got to Read This!Episode 9: Five Book Reviews and a Bookstore in BarcelonaJoin us as we discuss Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead, by Emily R. Austin; A Pair of Wings: A Novel Inspired by Pioneer Aviatrix Bessie Coleman, by Carole Hopson; The Apocalypse Seven, by Gene Doucette; Bullet Train, by Kotaro Isaka; and Whereabouts, by Jhumpa Lahiri. We also discuss our visit to the Barcelona bookstore La Central del Raval, The Fiction Center in Brooklyn, NY and Gibson's Bookstore in Concord, NH.To learn more about the books or to purchase - click below!https://bookshop.org/shop/youvegottoreadthisVisit us on our Face...
2021-10-2624 min
Seneca's 100 Women to HearBessie Coleman: Queen of the Air ShowsIn the 1920s, Bessie Coleman, one of the first Black women to earn a pilot’s license, transfixed audiences with her daredevil flying. We learn about Coleman from author and pilot Carole Hopson, a pioneer in her own right, who is among the few African American women to fly big commercial jets. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2021-08-2436 min
Wonder Women of AviationA Pair of Wings- A Novel Inspired by Pioneer Aviatrix Bessie ColemanIn this week's episode, we speak with Pilot and Author Carole Hopson. She talks about her Aviation Journey, Bessie Coleman, & the Pitts! One of my favorite airplanes. Make sure to learn more and purchase her book on Amazon
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2021-08-031h 04
Literary Aviatrix: The Power of Story - Women in AviationAuthor Interview: Carole Hopson A PAIR OF WINGSSend us a textI was thrilled to talk with pilot and author Carole Hopson about her gorgeous historical fiction A Pair of Wings about the life of pioneering Aviatrix, Bessie Coleman. Already an Oprah Daily best pick for July 2021, A Pair of Wings is so inspiring and so incredibly well done, it feels as if Carole was hand-picked by the universe to deliver Bessie’s story. As she shares in our interview, she provided the ‘glue’ to hold the biographical facts together with her fictional drawing of Bessie’s interpersonal relationships and emotions, making this feel like a d...
2021-07-191h 12
MAUROLOGUEMAUROLOGUE 146Sunday: Shameless; Climate Change; Space X Starship; Amazon Studios; Carole Hopson; Yanet Lopez; Atin; RIP Charles Geschke ; RIP Helen McCrory; Roy T Bennett.
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2021-04-1815 min