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Mae Carol Jemison born on October 17, 1956, in Decatur, Alabama, U.S.
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When Mae was three she moved to Chicago. There her uncle introduced her to the world of science. At a very young age, she developed interests in anthropology, archaeology, and astronomy
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mae enter to the school morgan park school
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In 1972 at age 16 Mae graduates from high school. During high school, she was very balanced because she had interests in reading science and outer space plus she was an excellent student.
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At age 16 she starts school at Stanford studying Afro-American studies and chemical-engineering.
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Mae starts school at Cornell University studying medicine.
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At age 21 Mae graduates from Stanford with a degree in Afro-American studies and chemical-engineering
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In 1981 Mae graduates from Cornell University with a Doctor of Medicine
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In 1983 Mae joined The U.S. Peace Corps working as a medical officer. During her time working there, she worked in Sierra Leone and Liberia
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In 1985 Mae left Africa and returned to the U.S. getting a new job as a general practitioner in Los Angeles. There she studied engineering in preparation for her application to NASA.
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In 1987 Mae was chosen by NASA to start training with 14 other applicants. She first decided to apply for the job because she was interested in space.
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On September 12, 1977, Mae Jemison blasted into space on the flight the Endeavour. Since she was on the flight she became the first-ever African-American woman in space. She was a science mission specialist during the flight. She studied the effects of weightlessness and being in space on humans and animals. That way she combined her two different passions: science and health. During her mission, she showed curiosity.
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Currently retired but still teaches once in a while to share the knowledge.
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Now living in Houston, Texas with her pet cats.
