Madam C. Walker created specialized hair products for African American hair care and was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire. In , astronaut and astrophysicist Sally Ride became the first American woman in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
Addie Mae Collins was a year-old murder victim whose death focused public attention on racial violence in the South. As a mission specialist aboard the space shuttle Challenger in , Guion S. Bluford became the first African American to travel into space. Mae West started in Vaudeville and on the stage in New York, and later moved to Hollywood to star in films known for their blunt sexuality and steamy settings.
George C. Wallace was a four-time governor of Alabama and three-time presidential hopeful. He is best remembered for his s segregationist politics. One of NASA's human 'computers,' Katherine Johnson performed the complex calculations that enabled humans to successfully achieve space flight.
Her story is depicted in the movie 'Hidden Figures. Jemison is the first African American female astronaut. In , she flew into space aboard the Endeavour, becoming the first African American woman in space. Olivia Rodrigo —. Megan Thee Stallion —. She is also interested in the theater. Some of her other hobbies are photography, skiing and studying foreign languages. In , Dr. Jemison resigned from NASA. She now works on projects to advance technology in developing countries.
Show me the Level 2 version of this page. A site for ages 14 and up. Laura A. Whitlock Curator: J. Privacy Policy and Important Notices. She also worked at a Cambodian refugee camp in Thailand. Jemison graduated from Cornell with a Doctorate in Medicine in Shortly after her graduation, she became an intern at the Los Angeles County Medical Center, and then went on to practice general medicine.
Fluent in Russian, Japanese and Swahili, Jemison joined the Peace Corps in and served as a medical officer for two years in Africa. After working with the Peace Corps, Jemison opened a private practice as a doctor. However, Jemison applied again in and was one of the 15 people chosen out of over 2, applications.
She received her first mission on September 28, when she was selected to join the STS crew as a Mission Specialist. On September 12, Jemison and six other astronauts went into space on the space shuttle Endeavor. This voyage made Jemison the first African American woman in space. Jemison left NASA in after serving as an astronaut for six years in total. She started The Jemison Group, a consulting company that encourages science, technology, and social change.
She also began teaching environmental studies at Dartmouth College and directed the Jemison Institute for Advancing Technology in Developing Countries. After hearing that she was a fan of the Star Trek television show, actor LeVar Burton asked Jemison to appear in an episode. Jemison agreed and became the first real astronaut to be on an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. She played Lieutenant Palmer in the episode, "Second Chances. She also created a nonprofit organization called the Dorothy Jemison Foundation for Excellence.
Jemison later accepted a position as the Andrew D. White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University in This project works to make sure human space travel to another star is possible within the next years. She currently lives in Houston, Texas. Chicago — Alexander, Kerri Lee.
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