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Mary Jackson is Born
Mary Jackson was born to the parents of Ella Scott Winston, and Frank Winston. -
Graduation
Jackson graduates with exceptional degrees in mathematics and physics in all black schools. -
Mary Jackson Gets Married
Jackson married to a man named Levi Jackson Sr. -
Mary Jackson is first African-American Engineer at NASA
Jackson gets hired to work as a "human computer" for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, or NACA in 1948, which in 1951 gets reformed into the more well known NASA. This is the first time an African-American is hired as an engineer for NASA, and an important step in equality. -
Mary Jackson Dies
Mary Jackson unfortunately passes away at age 84. -
Mary Jackson gets the Congressional Award
Recently, Jackson earns herself the Congressional Award, an award for outstanding young Americans.
