Mae Jemison

Born: Oct. 17, 1956 in Alabama

Attended Stanford on a scholarship & was head of the Black Student Union.

Studied in Kenya & Cuba, worked at a refugee camp in Thailand and was a Peace Corps medical officer for Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Followed her dream of one day going into space by flying on the Endeavour spacecraft mission & became first ever African American woman in space.

Co-authored a series of children’s science-based books.

“The level of confidence women are able to build in women-only groups is important.”