Engineer and Astronaut
Dr. Mae Jemison (1956-Present) is an engineer and astronaut.
FAST FACTS:
- Doctor for the Peace Corps
- Supervisor of other doctors and medical procedures in the Peace Corps
- Worked with the CDC to create new vaccines
- First black woman to go into space on NASA’s STS-47
- Founded an organization that helps children with science education
- Wrote multiple educational children’s books
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