amairany&nancy

By: Perez, Nancy & Gomez, Amairany  __Mae Jemison__ Mae Jemison was born on October 17, 1956 in Decatur Alabama but considers Chicago, Illinois as her hometown. She was the youngest child of Charlie Jemison. She liked graphic arts, collecting African art, and traveling all over the world. Mae Jemison is the first African American woman ever to be a U.S. astronaut. In 1992, she flew into space aboard the Endeavour. =Early Life = Through out her school years, Mae Jemison spent many hours at her school library reading things related to science especially astronomy. When she was a young girl she was interested in traveling to space. In the future she was also interested to become a engineer. When she graduated from high school in 1973 she entered Stanford University on a National Achievement Scholarship. After her return to the United States in 1985, Mae Jemison did a career change and decided to follow a dream she had for a long time. The selection process was delayed after the explosion of the space shuttle challenger in January 1986, but when she reapplied a year later Jemison was one of the fifteen candidates chosen from a field of about two thousand.

=**Adult life** = In recognition of her accomplishments, she received the 1988 Essence Science and Technology Award. She also received a Montgomery Fellowship from Dartmouth College in 1993. She is also a professor at Dartmouth college, where she started the Jemison Institute for Advancing Technology. Another accomplishment she did was to be the first African American woman to launch to space. Mae Jemison is a role model by any measure.

=Impressions = Mae Jemison, is a significant African American because she was the first woman to launch to space. Mae Jemison did a lot of accomplishments and she was the first woman to launch to space. Also, because she never gave up and tried her best to become an astronaut. In 1988 she recieved the Essence Science and Technology Award. She created an Institute for Advancing Technology.

=Conclusion = Mae Jemison is known for being the first African American woman ever to be a U.S astronaut. Mae Jemison spent many hours at her school library reading books that included science and astronomy. One thing she liked to do was to travel all over the world. Mae Jemison is a role model by any measure. Mae Jemison recieved many awards but one of them was the 1988 Essence Science and Technology awards. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =Bibliography = www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/jemison-mc.html www.notablebiographies.com/Ho-Jo/Jemison-Mae.html#b

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