5 DAYS WRITING CHALLENGE - MEET A GENIUS - MAE JAMISON -(BY @Kingreechy) -(DAY 4)

Good day steemians, I welcome you all again to my blog. This is my fourth entry in this contest and In this post I will be reviewing the life of an American physician and the first African American woman to become an astronaut; “Mae Jemison”. Enjoy!

INTRODUCTION

A genius, is a person known for his/her extraordinary intellectual ability and I know this to be a concise definition.

BACKGROUND PROFILE OF MAE JEMISON

Mae Jemison, in full Mae Carol Jemison was on born October 17, 1956, Decatur, Alabama, U.S.A).
Jemison moved with her family to Chicago at the age of three. There she developed interests of science throughout her childhood in anthropology, archaeology, evolution, and astronomy. She graduated a high school in 1973, at the age of 16.

MAE JAMISON EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

• She entered Stanford University in 1973 and she received degrees in chemical engineering and African American studies in 1977.
• In 1977 Jemison entered medical school at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
• She studied in Kenya in 1979.
• She graduated from medical school in 1981, and, after a short time as a general practitioner with a Los Angeles medical group.

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT OF MAE JAMISON

• She became a medical officer with the Peace Corps in West Africa.
• She worked in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control on several research projects, including development of a hepatitis B vaccine.
• In October 1986, she was 1 of 15 accepted for training out of 2,000 applicants in NASA.
• In June 4, 1987, Jemison became the first African American woman to be admitted into the NASA astronaut training program.
• Jemison completed her training as a mission specialist with NASA in 1988 and she became the first African American woman astronaut.
• In 1989 she was assigned to support a cooperative mission between the United States and Japan designed to conduct experiments in materials processing and the life sciences.
• In September 1992, STS-47 Spacelab J became the first successful joint U.S.-Japan space mission.
• Jemison’s maiden space flight came with the weeklong September 1992 mission of the shuttle Endeavour.
• After completing her NASA mission, she formed the Jemison Group to develop and market advanced technologies.

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HONORS

S/N	Award/ Recognition	Date
1	Essence Science and Technology Award	1988
2	Gamma Sigma Gamma Woman of the Year	1990
3	Ebony Black Achievement Award	1992
4	Mae C. Jemison Academy, an alternative public school in Detroit, Michigan, was named after her	1992
5	Montgomery Fellowship from Dartmouth College	1993
6	Montgomery Fellowship from Dartmouth College	1993

Jemison has been a member of several prominent organizations, including :

• American Medical Association,
• The American Chemical Society and
• The American Association for the Advancement of Science.

She served on the board of directors of the World Sickle Cell Foundation from 1990 to 1992. She has also served as an advisory committee member of the American Express Geography Competition and an honorary board member of the Center for the Prevention of Childhood Malnutrition.

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WHY I CHOSE HER AS A ROLE MODEL

You have the right to be involved. You have something important to contribute, and you have to take the risk to contribute it." _Mae Jemison.

• Mae Jamison is very purpose driven.
• She is disciplined and hardworking.
• She’s an expression of humility.
• She is passionate about her goals.
• She is very determined.
• She is an inspiration to many.
• She is a very dedicated and devoted person.

CONCLUSION

Mae Jamison made history and became a role model and an inspiration to many around the world. My interest on world records made me to know about this great genius but my complete knowledge about her was gotten from britannica.com

Special thanks for this contest, it is indeed a resourceful experience for me and many.
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