Mae Jemison

Parents

Early Age

The First African American Women

Mae Jemison was born on October 17th, 1956 in Decatur, AL.

Mae Jemison

Mae Jemison was the first African American to travel to space!

She went into orbit aboard the space shuttle Endeauour.

Jemison was born to her dad a maintenance worker and her mother elementary school teacher.

Support

Introduced to Science

Dance

College

Nature

Her first experiment

Mae's parents have always supported her to follow her drem in science.

Mae Jemison went to Stanford University in 1977 for four years.

Later she went to Cornell University in 1981.

She studied medical mainly but a little science too.

After receiving an infection, Mae did a science experiment on puss.

When Mae was little she loved all things outside the park, catching at bugs, and even playing in the mud.

Mae was introduced to science at a early age by her uncle, ever since she was little she wanted to be a scientist.

In school Mae took many kinds of dance such as, ballet, jazz, modern, African, even Japanese.

In high school and middle school Mae participated in many of the plays.

NASA

Hobbies

Insparation

First day of school

Siblings

TV

Mae decided to follow her childhood dream and applied no NASA's astronaut program, she became one of the 15 candidates to be selected out of 2000 people!

Mae was the youngest sibling of 3.

Jemison was inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. but her kings dream wasn't an elusive fantasy but a call to action.

Traveling, graphic arts, photography, sewing, skiing, collecting African art, learning languages, and reading.

Mae has appeared in a few different commercials and even starred in an episode of, "Star Trek."

On the first day of school Mae's teacher asked all the kids what they wanted o be, when she got to may she said, " A scientist."

Developed interests

Week long mission.

Rewards

Endeauor

Peace corps

Medical

Appication

Jemison went to space in the space ship Endeauor

Mae was a member a the peace corps from1985/1987

Jemisons maide space flight came with the one week long September 1992 mission.

Jemison applied to NASA right ater the flight of Sally Ride.

Jemison has received a number of accolades. Including honorary doctorates, a science and technolagy award, the Ebony and Black achievement award.

Throughout school Jemison had a interest in anthropology, archeology, evelution, and astronamy.

Mae applied to Cornell University to go to medical school and persue her interest in intenational medicine.

Inspire

Highschool

Dreams

Retired

Websites

Jemison group

Current age.

Mae said that ," I hope I have inspired young people to follow there dreams."

Jemison gradguated from Morgan Park highschool.

About the author

After her NASA mission Mae created the Jemison group to develope advanced technolagy.

Mae is currently 58.

Mae retired has retired from NASA.

Jemison has been very successfull because she followed her dreams.

I am 11 years old, and my favorite animal is a duck. I like to do gymnastics, play sports, shop, hang out with my friends, and go on my phone. I also have 3 brothers and 2 cats. My birthday is November 25th 2003. I was born in Merietta, Ohio. My favorite color is blue

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