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Dr. Mae Jemison

Engineer and Astronaut

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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 

To learn more about Mae Jemison check out the links below:

  • https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/mae-jemison
  • https://www.biography.com/astronaut/mae-c-jemison
  • https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/jemison_mae.pdf
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