Black Female Pioneers in Science

Mary Jackson, the first black woman engineer at NASA poses for a photo at work at NASA Langley Research Center in 1977 in Hampton, Virginia.

NASA space scientist, and mathematician Katherine Johnson poses for a portrait at work at NASA Langley Research Center in 1966 in Hampton, Virginia.

Dorothey Vaugh- Female NASA employees, hired to perform mathematics calculations and known as 'human computers.'

Dr. Gladys West

Mae Jemison

Dr. Shirley Jackson stands with President Barack Obama before receiving the National Medal of Science

Dr. Patricia Bath

Dr. Marie Maynard Daly

Annie Easley (1933 - 2011) at NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Lewis Research Center (later Glenn Research Center), Brook Park, Ohio, 1960s.

Alexa Canady