STEAM in History: Mary Jackson
Mathematician • Aerospace Engineer
1921-2005 • United States
As NASA’s first black female engineer, she dedicated over 40 years to advancing women in STEM at NASA. She broke barriers in segregated workplaces.
Her engineering work focused on aircraft airflow. Later, she led NASA’s women’s program and was a Girl Scout leader.
Read more in our blog post Celebrating Inspirational Black Women Engineers during Engineers Weekopen_in_new.
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