Mae Jemison by Avery Werkheiser https://padlet.com/avery_werkheiser/spl24u6fu99a en-us 2019-02-26 17:24:59 UTC 2025-05-06 12:08:19 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rocket.png Mae Jemison was born in Decatur, Alabama on October 17, 1956. avery_werkheiser https://padlet.com/avery_werkheiser/spl24u6fu99a/wish/335498337 2019-02-26 17:32:59 UTC https://padlet.com/avery_werkheiser/spl24u6fu99a/wish/335498337 The Jemison family moved to Chicago when Mae was only three avery_werkheiser https://padlet.com/avery_werkheiser/spl24u6fu99a/wish/335500135 2019-02-26 17:36:01 UTC https://padlet.com/avery_werkheiser/spl24u6fu99a/wish/335500135 Mae graduated from Stanford and then entered medical school, she graduated with a medical degree in 1981 avery_werkheiser https://padlet.com/avery_werkheiser/spl24u6fu99a/wish/335500883 2019-02-26 17:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/avery_werkheiser/spl24u6fu99a/wish/335500883 Mae graduated with honors and went to Stanford University with a National Achievement Scholarship in 1973 avery_werkheiser https://padlet.com/avery_werkheiser/spl24u6fu99a/wish/335503461 2019-02-26 17:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/avery_werkheiser/spl24u6fu99a/wish/335503461 in 1985 Mae applied for admission to NASA's astronaut training program avery_werkheiser https://padlet.com/avery_werkheiser/spl24u6fu99a/wish/335504848 2019-02-26 17:43:20 UTC https://padlet.com/avery_werkheiser/spl24u6fu99a/wish/335504848 The first African American woman in NASA avery_werkheiser https://padlet.com/avery_werkheiser/spl24u6fu99a/wish/336030487 Mae's official acceptance came in 1987, this made Mae the first African American woman in the space program]]> 2019-02-27 17:32:53 UTC https://padlet.com/avery_werkheiser/spl24u6fu99a/wish/336030487 In 1992 Mae became the first black woman in space when she flew on the Endeavor Mission with six other astronauts avery_werkheiser https://padlet.com/avery_werkheiser/spl24u6fu99a/wish/336037290  ]]> 2019-02-27 17:43:57 UTC https://padlet.com/avery_werkheiser/spl24u6fu99a/wish/336037290 Mae retired from NASA and became a teacher at Dartmouth. She also started the Jemison Group, an organization that does research in technology. Her determination to see her dreams fulfilled continues to inspire the next generation avery_werkheiser https://padlet.com/avery_werkheiser/spl24u6fu99a/wish/336070767 2019-02-27 18:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/avery_werkheiser/spl24u6fu99a/wish/336070767 Mae spent two years serving in the Peace Corps in Sierra Leone and Liberia in 1983 avery_werkheiser https://padlet.com/avery_werkheiser/spl24u6fu99a/wish/336072204 2019-02-27 18:35:09 UTC https://padlet.com/avery_werkheiser/spl24u6fu99a/wish/336072204