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Date of Birth |
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Childhood / Family |
The youngest child of Charlie and Dorothy Jemison who
reside in Marital status: Single |
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Education |
Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering, and
a Doctorate Degree in Medicine |
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Occupation |
Chemical engineer, scientist, physician, teacher and .NASA
Astronaut (former) |
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Contribution to Space Travel |
.First African American women to go into space. |
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Space Missions |
STS – 47 Spacelab – J |
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Outside Activities |
Recreational interests include traveling, graphic arts,
photography, sewing, skiing, collecting African Art, languages (Russian,
Swahili, Japanese), weight training, has an
extensive dance and exercise background and is an avid reader. |
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Interesting Fact(s) |
Served in the Peace Corps, from January 1983 to June
1985 |
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Status |
Resigned from NASA in March 1993 |
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Links |
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/jemison-mc.html http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/jemison.html http://www.gale.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/jemison_m.htm http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/TODTWD/jemison.bio.html http://www.nwhp.org/tlp/biographies/jemison/jemison-bio.html http://www.texassciencesummit.com/halloffame/scannedinfo/jemisonbio1.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mae_Jemison http://www.africanamericans.com/MaeJemison.htm http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=88 |
