09-12-1992 First African American Woman in Space
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Continuing Education |
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Aerospace Engineering Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Chemical, Biochemical, Biomolecular Engineering Engineering Diversity History of Science and Technology |
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Black and African American Scientists and Engineers |
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Community - Blog |
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Chad-Eric Montgomery |
| Description: | Engineering Pathway's "Today in History" blog for September 12. Excerpt: "Today in History, September 12, 1992, Dr. Mae C. Jemison became the first woman of color to successfully travel into space. Dr. Jemison’s accomplishment came over three decades after the first American traveled to space and a decade after the first African American male did so. Through her historic accomplishment, Dr. Jemison made the dream of becoming an astronaut for woman of color a reality. Born on October 17, 1956, Dr. Jemison was the youngest of three children. Although she was born in Decatur, Alabama she was raised in Chicago, Illinois. At the age of sixteen Jemison completed high school and at that same age she entered Stanford University on a scholarship. While an undergraduate she completed two majors, Chemical Engineering and African American Studies receiving her degrees in 1977. Interestingly enough the African American Studies Department at Stanford had began only 8 years prior. After graduating from Stanford she went on to Cornell University Medical School where four years (1981) later at the age of twenty-four she obtained a doctorate in medicine." |
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| Keywords: | Mae Jemison gender equity astronaut African American |
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"Today in History" Blog of the Engineering Pathway Digital Library |
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Good role model. Events in History can also be used to connect current technology with its roots. |
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Easy |
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| Publication Date: | September 2008 |
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WWW |
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Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.k-grayengineeringeducation.com/blog/index.php/2012/09/ |
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IEEE LOM Record |
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