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Name: Mary Winston Jackson

Field: Mathematician, Physical Scientist, and Engineer

Dates: 1921-2005

Notes: Started off as a research mathematician for NACA. She later became the first African American female engineer for NASA in 1958. In 1978, Jackson was the manager in several departments of the Office of Equal Opportunity where worked towards inclusivity of women in stem fields as well as encouraging women to participate in the field. In 2016, the movie Hidden Figures was published to honor her contributions to NASA projects Mercury and Apollo.