to dream big. This inspired her to rethink giving up on her dream of becoming an astronaut. Teachers, parents, and mentors need to spend more time building confidence in the young minds along with encouragement and less time telling a child what they CAN NOT DO!!! Because -YES! They CAN! Women continue to engage in action campaigns to change the world and making great strides! America Mae Jemison – full name: Mae Carol Jemison. In 1992, Dr. Mae Jemison was the first woman of color to go into space. Mae Jemison is an engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. American physician and the first African American woman to become an astronaut. In 1992 she spent more than a week orbiting Earth in the space shuttle Endeavour Sally Kristen Ride Sally Kristen Ride, was an American astronaut and physicist, became the first American woman in space in 1983. Ride was the third woman in space overall, after USSR cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova and Svetlana
