Mae Jemison
Mae Jemison | |
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| File:MaeJemison.jpg | |
| Status | Resigned, 8 Mardgffju |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Medical Doctor |
| Space career | |
| Astronaut | |
Time in space | 190 h 30 min 23 s |
| Selection | 1987 NASA Group |
| Missions | STS-47 |
Mae Carol Jemison, M.D. (born 17 October, 1956) is an American astronaut. She became the first African American woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992 for a total of 7 days, 22 hours, 30 minutes, 23 seconds.
Early life and education
Mae Carol Jemison was born on October 17, 1956 in Decatur, Alabama, the youngest child of Charlie Jemison, a roofer and carpenter, and Dorothy (Green) Jemison, an elementary school teacher. The family moved to Chicago, Illinois, when Jemison was 3 to take advantage of better educational opportunities there. She graduated from Morgan Park High School in 1973 and entered Stanford University on a National Achievement Scholarship.
Jemison graduated from Stanford in 1977, receiving a B.S. in chemical engineering (and fulfilled the requirements for a B.A. in African and Afro-American Studies). When she obtained her Doctor of Medicine degree in 1981, she interned at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center and later worked as a general practitioner.
Works
Published works
- Jemison, Mae. Find where the wind goes : moments from my life. New York: Scholastic. ISBN 9780439131964. OCLC 44548911.
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Filmography
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1993) - Lieutenant Palmer, episode "Second Chances"
- World of Wonder (1994-5) - host, technical advisor
- Susan B. Anthony Slept Here (1995) - herself
- Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond (1996) - herself
- The New Explorers (1998) - herself, episode "Endeavor"
- How William Shatner Changed the World (2005) - herself
- African American Lives (2006) - herself
Awards
- Essence Science and Technology Award (1988);
- Gamma Sigma Gamma Women of the Year (1989);
- Honorary Doctorate of Science, Lincoln College, PA (1991);
- Honorary Doctor of Letters, Winston Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC (1991);
- McCall's 10 Outstanding Women for the 90s (1991);
- Pumpkin Magazine's (a Japanese Monthly) One of the Women for the Coming New Century (1991);
- Johnson Publications Black Achievement Trailblazers Award (1992);
- Ebony's 50 Most Influential women (1993);
- Turner Trumpet Award (1993);
- Montgomery Fellow, Dartmouth (1993);
- Kilby Science Award (1993);
- National Women's Hall of Fame inductee (1993);
- People magazine's 1993 "50 Most Beautiful People in the World";
- CORE Outstanding Achievement Award;
- National Medical Association Hall of Fame;
- Honorary Doctorate of Humanities, Princeton University (2000) [1];
- Intrepid Award by the National Organization for Women [1]
- International Space Hall of Fame inductee (2004)
- Honorary Doctorate of Science, Wilson College (2005) [2];
- Honorary Doctorate of Science, Dartmouth College (2006) [3]
- Honorary Doctorate of Engineering, Harvey Mudd College (2007)[4]
- Honorary Doctorate of Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2007)[5]
Institutions named in her honor:
- Mae C. Jemison Science and Space Museum, Wilbur Wright College, Chicago, (dedicated 1992);
- Mae C. Jemison Academy, an alternative public school in Detroit (established 1992).
Trivia
- Her inspiration for going into NASA was African-American actress Nichelle Nichols, who portrayed Commander Uhura on Star Trek.
References
- ^ "Commencements; Remember Ethics, Graduates Are Told". The New York Times, May 31, 2000.
- ^ Jessee, Willa. "Kids join moms in graduation line". Carlisle, PA: The Sentinel. May 23, 2005.
- ^ "Worthy of note: Honors, awards, appointments, etc.". Dartmouth Medicine. Summer 2006.
- ^ http://www.hmc.edu/newsandevents/commencement2007.html
- ^ http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2159