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Mae Carol Jemison was born in Decatur, Alabama, on October 17, 1956, [1] [2] the youngest of three children of Charlie Jemison and Dorothy Jemison (née Green). [3] Her father was a maintenance supervisor for a charity organization, and her mother worked most of her career as an elementary school teacher of English and math at the Ludwig van Beethoven Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois.
The outcome of the study was the selection of an organization to carry the vision forward. The winning bid was the Dorothy Jemison Foundation for Excellence, partnering with Icarus Interstellar and the Foundation for Enterprise Development, led by the American physician and former NASA astronaut Mae Jemison.
Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West, a middle/high school in Baltimore, Maryland, is named in his honor (along with Charles Drew and Mae Jemison). On October 8, 2021, a building on the main campus of The Pennsylvania State University in its Innovation Park was named the Guion S. Bluford Jr. Building in his honor.
Mae Jemison (1956–) 2002 Astronaut [51] Angela Murdaugh (1940–) 2002 Franciscan Sister of Mary [52] Ann Williams (1937–) 2002 Founded Dallas Black Dance Theatre [53] Tillie Burgin (1936–) 2000 Educator, missionary [54] Carol Dinkins (1945–) 2000 Environmentalist [55] Anna Maria Farias (1952–) 2000
These quotes by notable Black people—from celebrated authors to award-winning actors to renowned public figures—reflect their determination, achievements, wisdom, and the mantras they used or ...
She suited up Mae Jemison, the first Black woman in NASA's astronaut corps, for STS-47. [3] McDougle led the first all-women team of spacesuit technicians in support of STS-78. [4] Sharon McDougle and Mae Jemison in KSC Suit Room. McDougle worked with NASA's Launch and Entry Suits. She maintained and repaired spacesuits and dressed astronauts ...
Biography portal; List of firsts in aviation; Eugene Bullard, the first African-American to earn a pilot's license; Leah Hing, first Chinese American woman to earn a pilot's license; Mae Jemison, the first African-American female astronaut in space; she carried a picture of Bessie Coleman with her on her first mission; Military history of ...
First African-American female astronaut: Dr. Mae Jemison (Space Shuttle Endeavour) First African-American woman elected to U.S. Senate : Carol Moseley Braun ( Illinois ) First African-American woman to moderate a Presidential debate : Carole Simpson (second debate of 1992 campaign)