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Mae Jemison: Astronaut Biography
When the space shuttle Endeavour blasted off on its second mission, it carried the first African American woman into space.
But Mae Jemison is more than an astronaut — she's also a physician, a Peace Corps volunteer, a teacher, and founder and president of two technology companies. Let's take a look at this remarkable woman.
Early life
Born in Decatur, Ala., on Oct.
17, , Mae Carol Jemison moved to Chicago at the age of 3 and considers the city her hometown.
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The youngest of three children born to a maintenance worker and an elementary schoolteacher, she had a fascination with all things science from an early age. Once, after receiving an infection, she performed an extended experiment on pus.
Jemison's parents supported her desire to be a scientist.
"My parents were the best scientists I knew, because they were always asking questions," Jemison said in a press release.
Jemison did well in high school, and attended Stanford University on sc