Where Are They Now? 10 Female Icons In Black History Who Are Still Living And Making A Difference

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Dr. Mae Jemison

The first African-American woman to travel in space, Mae Jemison was and still is extraordinarily influential. Now 58, Jemison holds nine honorary doctorates, has a high school (under construction) named after her, and was recently a Professor-at-Large at Cornell. She is board member of Kimberly Clark, Scholastic and Valspar, is Chair of the Greatest Huston Partnership Disaster Planning and Recovery Task Force, a member of Morehouse’s Board of Trustees and is principal of the 100 Year Starship Organization. And in 2009, she participated in a forum with Michelle Obama for promising young girls and spoke at the White House in 2012 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Title IX.

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