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MARY JACKSON
Written by Julia Gurtova, 8c
Mary Jackson is famous as the first black female engineer in NASA. Mary participated in the creation of the first piloted spaceship in the US.
She started with the professional training and in 1979 gained the most senior title within the engineering department. Mary became the first dark-skinned woman who studied and completed the course by the University of Virginia held at the all-white Hampton High school. For it she had to win the court trial, she did it and became a successful engineer. Of course many people helped Mary. Also after her achievement Mary Jackson started to help other woman get high positions in the realm of science. She served as both the Federal Women's Program Manager in the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs and as the Affirmative Action Program Manager.
Mary died in 2005 but the whole America remembers her. In 2016 the movie “Hidden Figures” was shot which tells about life and career of three women who were able to become famous in NASA in those not easy for them time. They took part in cold war and helped the US to win it. One of them was Mary Jackson, from that film I got to know about her.
I guess she can set a good example for everybody. Despite the fact that Mary was a scientist and constantly worked, she had quite a beautiful appearance (for those times). She did charity work as I have said earlier. In spite all her work and achievement, she yet stayed good mom for her son and daughter. Mary isn’t popular with the youth but she is really a cool woman from the history of astronautics.
As for me, Mary Jackson is my role model. First of all I want to be an engineer and in our time it isn’t profession for girls as well. If Mary could, why I cannot become a famous engineer. She motivates me to study harder because I understand that we have excellent conditions and opportunities for it. Also she wasn’t afraid to take the initiative, Mary fought hard for her social position and greatly influenced the fate of her race, it inspires me not to give up and prove to everyone that not only men can be bright and overcome difficulties in life.
Once on her trial Mary Jackson said to magistrate: “Your honor, you dealt with many cases, but out of all the cases you gonna hear today, which one is gonna matter hundred years from now? Which one is gonna make you the first?” I believe we must do things which people will remember for hundreds years.
