By mikayla bennett
Jemison’s childhood
Mae jemison was born in 1956 in a city called Decatur located in Georgia Alabama. When she was three years old she moved to Chicago with her family; she considers Chicago her hometown.
Mae’s Education
Mae enjoyed spending her time in her school library where she read science books especially astronomy, the study of stars, planets, and other objects in outer space. By the time of high school she focused on wanted to create new technology that will help us in the future. Jemison started college at the age of sixteen. She earned her degree for chemical engineering in 1977.
Mae Jemison’s career
In 1985 she decided she was going to chase her dream of becoming an astronaut. Mae Jemison was