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Mae Carol Jemison was born in Decatur, Alabama, on October 17, 1956, [1] [2] the youngest of three children of Charlie Jemison and Dorothy Jemison (née Green). [3] Her father was a maintenance supervisor for a charity organization, and her mother worked most of her career as an elementary school teacher of English and math at the Ludwig van Beethoven Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois.
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Next former NASA astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison, the first woman of color to travel to space, will speak. Jemison served six years as a NASA astronaut and went to space aboard the shuttle Endeavor in 1992.
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Mae Jemison (2022, illustrated by Janna Morton) Laverne Cox (2022, illustrated by Olivia Daisy Coles) Helen Keller (2022, illustrated by Sam Rudd) Hedy Lamarr (2023, illustrated by Maggie Cole) Queen Elizabeth (2023, illustrated by Melissa Lee Johnson) Dwayne Johnson (2023, illustrated by Lirios Bou) Anna Pavlova (2023, illustrated by Sue Downing)
Here, see all the best photos from the reception: The King and Queen, and Prince and Princess of Wales, posed for a portrait before the evening began. Chris Jackson - Getty Images
Mae Jemison October 17, 1956 First African-American woman in space STS-47 (September 12, 1992) [2] 6 Bernard A. Harris Jr. June 26, 1956 First African American to walk in space STS-55 (April 26, 1993) STS-63 (February 3, 1995) [2] 7 Winston E. Scott August 6, 1950 Veteran of three spacewalks STS-72 (January 11, 1996) STS-87 (November 19, 1997 ...