1. African American Scientists and Inventors
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2. Table of Contents Dr. Mae C. Jemison Madame C. J. Walker
Benjamin Banneker
October 17, – – 1806
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3. Mae Jemison
One of her many degrees includes a Bachelor of Arts in African-American Studies.
From she served in the Peace Corps helping people in Sierra Leone and Liberia, West Africa as the area Peace Corps medical officer.
Her first application to NASA into the astronaut program was turned down.
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4. Dr. Jemison is one of a kind
Dr. Jemison successfully completed her astronaut training program in August 1988, becoming the fifth black astronaut and the first black female astronaut in NASA history.
In August 1992, she was part of a joint Japanese SPACELAB J making Mae Jemison the first black woman in space.
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5. Madame C. J. Walker
Sarah Breedlove Walker: from cotton field to millionaire!
She was one of the first American women of any race to become a millionaire through her own efforts.
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6. The Walker System
In 1905 Sarah Breedlove developed a conditioning treatment for straightening hair.
The process consisted of a shampoo, a pomade "hair-grower", vigorous brushing, and the application of heated iron combs to the hair.
Many contribute her with the invention of the hot comb which she used in her system, but did not invent.
Her beauty consultants called “Walker Agents” made “house calls.”
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7. Benjamin Banneker
Josef Levi gave him a patent watch and Benjamin knew it was “time” to change his life.
Modeling the watch, he made the first striking clock made in America.
Later, he taught himself astronomy and mathematics.
Soon after, he began publishing an almanac.
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8. Work Cited
(2002). Notable African-American Scientists and Inventors. Retrieved Jun. 17, 2003, from Family Education Network Inc.:
Brown, M. (2002). The Faces of Science. Retrieved Jun. 17, 2003,
Granville T Woods ( ). (Ed.), Hutchinson's Biography Database.
Leiser, J. (2002, Dec). Presents a biography of blood bank pioneer Charles Drew. Child Life, 8. 4.
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