Posted by: Shawn | March 24, 2010

My Ada Lovelace Hero- Mae Jemison

By Lucy Bowman (age 7)-

Mae Jemison is a doctor and a dancer and the first African-American woman in space.  She speaks four languages, English, Japanese, Russian and Swahili.  She has worked as a doctor in the US, Cambodia and West Africa for the Peace Corps.  When she was in school she had to make a choice between being a doctor or a professional dancer.  At a TED conference in 2002, she said it was important for kids to learn about science and the arts together.  I like that she speaks Japanese, I do too! If I met Mae I would ask her what it was like in space.  I’d like to be an astronaut. I would also ask her if it is hard to be a woman scientist.

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  1. This may well be my favorite Ada Lovelace post today. It is certainly the best illustrated!


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