Mae Jemison, former NASA astronaut ... degrees in chemical engineering and African and Afro-American studies from Stanford University and earned her medical doctorate from Cornell University ...

Born in 1956 in Decatur, Alabama, Mae Carol Jemison moved to Chicago ... Would they think these were the only humans?’” Jemison began studying at Stanford University when she was just 16 ...

A Monday morning interview with former NASA astronaut Mae Jemison on CBS News was derailed when network host Vladimir Duthiers used the word “mankind” ahead of a historic all-female Blue ...

More than three decades after making history aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour, Dr. Mae Jemison continues to inspire the next wave of space travelers while championing science and education on Earth.