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Sep 30
fuckyeahfeminists: Mae Jemison Became 1st Black Woman To Fly In To Space On This week In 1992 On September 12, 1999, Jemison fulfilled a lifelong dream she held ever since she was a small girl in Chicago by becoming the first African-American woman to fly in to space. Graduating in 1977 with a dual degree in chemical engineering and African-American Studies, Jemison faced racism from professors as a Black woman taking up engineering. Jemison later obtained a Doctor of Medicine in 1981 from Cornell University and travelled to developing countries to provide primary care. Applauding

fuckyeahfeminists:

Mae Jemison Became 1st Black Woman To Fly In To Space On This week In 1992

On September 12, 1999, Jemison fulfilled a lifelong dream she held ever since she was a small girl in Chicago by becoming the first African-American woman to fly in to space.

Graduating in 1977 with a dual degree in chemical engineering and African-American Studies, Jemison faced racism from professors as a Black woman taking up engineering.

Jemison later obtained a Doctor of Medicine in 1981 from Cornell University and travelled to developing countries to provide primary care.

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    i heard a radio interview with her once! she is also a swing dancer and she talked about what it’s like swing-dancing in...