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Women's History: Malala Yousafzai the girl shot by the Taliban (Educational Videos)

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Improve your students' reading comprehension with ReadWorks. Access thousands of high-quality, free K-12 articles, and create online assignments with them for your students.

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Answer these questions.

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First woman of color in space.

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Mae Jemison is, quite simply, one of the most impressive people that you will ever encounter.

She is a physician, Peace Corps volunteer, teacher, actress, astronaut, accomplished dancer, and founder of two technology companies. She went to Stanford University when she was just 16 years-old, and she earned her doctorate in medicine from Cornell University when she was just 25.

In less than a quarter of a century, she accomplished more than many people do over the course of their entire lives.

But her list of accomplishments doesn't stop with the aforementioned. She speaks four languages: English, Russian, Japanese, and Swahili, and she has two honorary doctorates.

One of her most notable accomplishments (certainly, the one that places her high on my list of "scientists to remember) came in 1987. At the age of 31, she became one of the fifteen candidates selected out of more than 2,000 people for NASA's astronaut program.

Then, in September of 1992, Jemison served as the science mission specialist on STS-47 Spacelab-J, becoming the first woman of color in space. Ultimately, STS-47 was a cooperative mission that was forged between the United States and Japan. During her eight-day mission in space, Jemison went around the Earth 127 times. At the completion of her first space flight, Jemison logged 190 hours, 30 minutes, and 23 seconds in space.

In her interview, Jemison asserts that she didn't really think about accomplishing any great "firsts" in her life. She just wanted to visit the stars. She asserts, "I didn't even think about whether I'd be the first African-American woman in space... I just wanted to go into space."

That said, Jemison notes that being both a minority and a woman came with its fair share of adversity, noting that majoring in engineering as a black woman wasn't always easy.

In a 2000 piece published by the New York Times, she states, "Some professors would just pretend I wasn't there. I would ask a question and a professor would act as if it was just so dumb, the dumbest question he had ever heard. Then, when a white guy would ask the same question, the professor would say, 'That's a very astute observation.' ...Race is always an issue in the United States. You always run into people who aren't comfortable with you. But we all - the way people look, whether or not they're heavyset, for example, influences us. Anyone who says he isn't influenced by race is lying."

However, at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students in 2009, she summed up how to respond to such experiences rather eloquently: "Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations...If you adopt their attitudes, then the possibility won't exist because you'll have already shut it out ... You can hear other people's wisdom, but you've got to re-evaluate the world for yourself."

Listen to Jemison describe her experiences in the video below:

Jemison left NASA in 1993, but she certainly didn't enter retirement.

In 1993, Jemison became the first actual astronaut to appear on Star Trek. LeVar Burton, who played Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation, learned that Jemison was a Star Trek fan and asked if she would like to be on the show. She ultimately played Lieutenant Palmer in the episode "Second Chances," which was the 150th episode of the series.

In 1994, she founded The Earth We Share (TEWS), an annual international science camp where for students aged 12 to 16. The goal of the program is to create a generation of young people who are invested in science and how it can be applied to make our world a better place. To this day, Jemison continues to work towards increasing scientific literacy and bringing the scientist in all of us to light.

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Mae Jemison: The First African American Woman in Space and First Real Astronaut on Star Trek

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Mae Jemison is, quite simply, one of the most impressive people that you will ever encounter. She is a physician, Peace Corps volunteer, teacher, actress, astronaut, accomplished dancer, and founder of two technology companies. She went to Stanford University when she was just 16 years-old, and she earned her doctorate in medicine from Cornell University when she was just 25.

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Famous artist from Mexico.

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A few key features will help you learn how to draw artist Frida Kahlo like a pro.

She was a Mexican self-portrait artist and feminist icon who was married to Diego Rivera. Draw her hair up, with flowers and classic heavy eyebrows, and there's not much mistaking whose portrait you are drawing.
* View and download Frida Kahlo PDF tutorial
MATERIALS* Black card stock paper, or dark black construction paper* Pencil
* Ruler
* Oil pastels (Cray-Pas work great)

DIRECTIONS
PREP: Print a color copy of my Frida Kahlo tutorial for each student.
1. Draw guidelines on center of paper with a ruler. Follow the steps to first make a drawing in pencil.
2. Trace all the lines with a black oil pastel. Press hard to make a heavy line.
3. Color in the face and background, taking care to go around the black pastel.

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Drawing Frida Kahlo - Art Projects for Kids

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A few key features will help you learn how to draw artist Frida Kahlo like a pro. She was a Mexican self-portrait artist and feminist icon who was married to Diego Rivera. Draw her hair up, with flowers and classic heavy eyebrows, and there's not much mistaking whose portrait you are drawing.

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Surfer Bethany Hamilton hasn't let a savage shark attack stop her from competing in her favorite sport. Check out this biography and pictures of the teen surfer who survived a shark attack.

Bethany Hamilton - From Surfer To Celebrity

On October 31, 2003, Bethany Hamilton was surfing off the coast of Hawaii when she was attacked by a 14-foot tiger shark, who nearly ate her for lunch. Bethany managed to swim back to shore but not before the shark ripped off her left arm. While Bethany may have lost her arm, she also gained international celebrity from the attack. More importantly, she got back on her surfboard just four months after the shark attack and placed fifth in her age group at the National Surfing Championships. Since the attack, Bethany has won three surfing contests and won the 2004 ESPY Award for Best Comeback Athlete.

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Bethany Hamilton - Surfing Success

Bethany Hamilton hasn't let a savage shark attack end her dream of becoming a surfer. She says she has to kick alot harder to make up for the loss of her arm but she still loves surfing as much as ever. She's painted a special pattern on her surf board that helps ward off sharks and she no longer goes surfing during the early morning - a shark's favorite feeding time. Bethany has also used her new-found celebrity to inspire others and help charitable causes. In May 2005, she went to Thailand to help children hurt by the 2004 tsunami disaster and has appeared in anti-drug ads for the state of Hawaii.

Bethany Hamilton - Did You Know?

Bethany released a line of fragrances for guys and girls. Stoked is a perfume for girls while Wired is for guys. Both smells are sold in bottles shaped like surfboards.

A movie based on Bethany's book, Soul Surfer, started filming in the fall of 2005.

Bethany was given a Courage Award by Janet Jackson at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards.

Bethany received a Maverick Award during the Cinequest Film Festival in 2011.

Bethany Hamilton Says...

"People I don't even know come up to me. I guess they see me as a symbol of courage and inspiration. One thing hasn't changed, and that's how I feel when I'm riding a wave. It's like, here I am. I'm still here."

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Surfer Bethany Hamilton hasn't let a savage shark attack stop her from competing in her favorite sport. Check out this biography and pictures of the teen surfer who survived a shark attack. On October 31, 2003, Bethany Hamilton was surfing off the coast of Hawaii when she was attacked by a 14-foot tiger shark, who nearly ate her for lunch.