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  2. Sep 18, 2024 · Mary Jackson (born April 9, 1921, Hampton, Virginia, U.S.—died February 11, 2005, Hampton) was an American mathematician and aerospace engineer who in 1958 became the first African American female engineer to work at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

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  3. Mary Jackson was born on April 9, 1921, to Ella Winston (née Scott) and Frank Winston. [3] She grew up in Hampton, Virginia, where she graduated from high school with highest honors. [4] Jackson earned bachelor's degrees in mathematics and physical science from Hampton University in 1942.

  4. Dec 6, 2016 · Mary Winston Jackson was born on April 9, 1921, in Hampton, Virginia, the daughter of Ella and Frank Winston.

  5. Jun 3, 2019 · Mary Jackson was the daughter of Ella and Frank Winston, from Hampton, Virginia. As a teenager, she attended the all-Black George P. Phenix Training School and graduated with honors. She was then accepted to Hampton University, a private, historically Black university in her hometown.

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  6. Sep 21, 2024 · This is the story of Mary Jackson, an extraordinary African American woman who transformed the field of aerospace engineering and fought tirelessly for racial and gender equality. Her journey from the segregated streets of Hampton, Virginia, to becoming NASA’s first African American female engineer is a testament to her indomitable spirit and ...

  7. Feb 18, 2017 · The film Hidden Figures features a woman named Katherine Johnson who helped work out the trajectories to launch the first American into orbit around the planet. Another is Mary Jackson who...

  8. Jan 7, 2017 · Mary Winston Jackson was an American mathematician and aerospace engineer at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), which would later become the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Jackson was born on April 9, 1921, in Hampton, Virginia, to Ella and Frank Winston.