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by Hannah Gorney

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3rd Grade
Virtual Biography Wax Museum
2021
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Mary Jackson
Hannah Gorney
1921-2005
Mary was born in 1921. She grew up in Virginia. Mary Was always smart. She earned good grades in school. she studied math. She studied physical science. Mary finished college in 1942.
When Mary Jackson was growing up she had several jobs.She was a teacher. Then an office worker.She was a secretary too!The government hired Mary. This was in 1951.She worked as a "Human computer". She solved difficult problems.She did this by hand.The problems were important.They helped make space travel possible.
1921 Mary was born in Hampton Virginia United states
1942 Mary Jackson finished college
1951 the government hired Mary Jackson as a "Human computer"
1958 Mary became an engineer
2005 Mary Jackson died
2019 after Mary Jackson died President Donald Trump gave her a award it is the Congressional Gold Medal Act
The setbacks for Mary Jackson and challenges for her are that she had a darker skin color and people did not like that back then.But Jackson did not give up she worked for NASA even people were treating her different. She would not give up she would stay do her job do what she had to do.Just because she had a darker skin color she would not let that stop her.She did not let that stop her.
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