Mae Jemison
Doctor and the first Black woman to travel into space.
Their Story
Mae Jemison is a physician, engineer, and former NASA astronaut. In 1992 she became the first Black woman to travel into space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Before NASA she worked as a medical doctor and served in the Peace Corps.
Era
1900s
Field
Medicine
Mae Jemison
Doctor and the first Black woman to travel into space.
Science · Medicine · 1900s · Women in STEM, Black Innovators
Their Story
Mae Jemison is a physician, engineer, and former NASA astronaut. In 1992 she became the first Black woman to travel into space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Before NASA she worked as a medical doctor and served in the Peace Corps.
Key Innovation
Became the first Black woman in space and conducted science experiments aboard the Space Shuttle.
Why It Matters Today
Her journey shows students that science careers can take you anywhere, even to orbit, no matter your background.
Learn More
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mae_Jemison
Wilkinson STEM Education Foundation · 251 American Innovators · wilkinsonstemfoundation.org
