What else can a person add to her intelligence when she speaks Russian, Japanese, Swahili, and English?

She went to Stanford University on a scholarship at age sixteen! She is founder and president of two technology companies. And on September 12, 1992, she was the first African American woman in space. Her name is Mae Carol Jemison. Mae Carol Jemison born on October, 17 1956. Born in Alabama but raised in Chicago, Illinois, with one brother named Charles Jemison and with one sister Ada Jemison. Her mother, Dorothy Green and father, Charlie Jemison were very supportive, They would put up with all kinds of stuff Mae says like science projects, dance recitals, and much more. Mae, as a child, loved science. In her kindergarten class, her teacher asked her what she wanted to be when she grows up. Mae said she wanted to be a scientist. Her teacher said Dont you mean a nurse? In that time not many African Americans or women were scientists. Science was not young Maes only love, she also loved to dance. She was also a very good student. Some nights as a young child Mae would go outside look at the stars and dream of traveling in space, Mae knew she wanted to be an astronaut . Mae, while in high school, heard that National Aeronautics and Space Administration was hiring for space flights. Mae graduated from Chicagos Morgan Park High School in 1973. After high school Mae entered Stanford University in Palo Alto, California at age sixteen, and excelled in math and science. Mae graduated from Stanford in 1977. She then entered Cornell Medical School in New York City in the fall of 1977. During her time in Cornell, Mae took modern dance lessons at Alvin Ailey school. She got her Doctor of Medicine degree at Cornell Medical College in 1981. Mae later built a dance studio in her own home where she choreographed and produced several shows of modern jazz and African dance. After Mae graduated Cornell Medical College, she became a intern at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center. After completing her medical internship she joined the Peace Corps. She served as a Peace Corps Medical Officer from 1983 through 1985, responsible for the health of Peace Corps Volunteers in Libra and Sierra Leone. In 1985, Mae returned to the United States. Mae was turned down on her first application for NASA, but in 1987, she was chosen from over 2,000 applicants. Her work before the shuttle launch included launch support activities at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Then, September 12, 1992, Mae Carol Jemison became the first African American woman in outer space. She even took some personal things of her own into space, like, a symbol of her heritage. Mae resigned from NASA in 1993. Mae Jemison the first African American woman in space. She opened many doors for women and African Americans to become scientists, astronauts, and any thing else they want to be. Never limit yourself because of others limited imagination; Never limit others because of your own limited imagination. Mae Jemison.