During Women's History Month, we're bringing you stories of inspiring women.
CBS 2' Suzanne Le Mignot introduces us to pilot Nia Gilliam-Wordlaw who wants to make sure there's no ceiling in the sky when it comes to young women of color achieving their aviation dreams.
"Bessie Coleman became my first mentor. That little article, I framed and put it by my bedside," she said."I looked at her story as inspiration. She could do it back then with the challenges she faced, there was no reason in the 80's I couldn't grow up accomplish my dreams." "I needed to see someone that looked like me. It was confirmation that I too, could achieve my goals," she said.
"In this business, I have often times been the only woman, the only black person, the only black woman." Through the organization's"Girls Rock Wings" events, girls between the ages of ten and 18 get a bird's eye view of aviation.