Mae C. Jemison, she was born October 17th, 1956 in Decatur, Alabama. She have 2 siblings a sister, Ada Jemison Bullock, and a brother, Charles Jemison. Mae family moved to Chicago, Illinois when she was around the of age 3. Her parents (Charlie and Dorothy Jemison) always encouraging and they were very supportive of their children. Mae spent most of her time in the library reading things that was dealing with science in her early school years. During, her time at Morgan High School she was interested in pursuing her dreams as a engineer. Mae went to Stanford University on an national Achievement Scholarship, she pursued a double major at Stanford. 1977 she received a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and in African and Afro-American
