Mae Jemison was born October 17, 1956 in Decatur, Alabama. The family moved to Chicago when she was three in search of better schools, and she has always considered it her home. As a child ...

Born in 1956 in Decatur, Alabama, Mae Carol Jemison moved to Chicago with her family aged three. As a child she loved science and stargazing and avidly watched the moon landings on television, ...

Being the first to do anything in this world, is a trailblazing and pioneering act. As the first African American woman to travel to space, Mae Jemison broke boundaries, paved paths, and served as ...

Mae Jemison is a physician, engineer, educator, entrepreneur and the first woman of color in the world to go into space - she was a NASA astronaut for six years. Currently Mae devotes much of her ...