peacecorps: Astronaut Mae Jemison was the first African American woman in space… but before t

peacecorps:

AstronautMae Jemison was the first African American woman in space… but before that, she was a Peace Corps Medical Officer for Sierra Leone and Liberia.

(photo:@nasa​)

Today is International Women and Girls in Science Day! We’re celebrating amazing women like Astronaut Mae Jemison.