NASA names its D.C. headquarters for 'Hidden Figure' Mary W. Jackson, the agency's first Black woman engineer.
Jackson, who died in 2005, was among those featured in the 2016 film about trailblazing Black women whose work at NASA was integral during the space race.Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space RaceJackson, a native of Hampton, Virginia, was recruited by the agency that preceded NASA, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, in 1951, and worked in the West Area Computing Unit, which was segregated.
Mary Jackson, first row, far right, stands with staff in front of the 4 foot by 4 foot Supersonic Pressure Tunnel in the 1950's.She later entered a training program to be promoted from mathematician to engineer — because the classes were held at a segregated location, she needed special permission, NASA said — and in 1958, she became NASA's first Black woman engineer.
Jackson was an engineer for two decades. She joined Langley’s Federal Women’s Program in 1979 and"worked hard to address the hiring and promotion of the next generation of female mathematicians, engineers and scientists," NASA said. "We are honored that NASA continues to celebrate the legacy of our mother and grandmother Mary W. Jackson." her daughter, Carolyn Lewis, said in the NASA statement.
"She was a scientist, humanitarian, wife, mother and trailblazer who paved the way for thousands of others to succeed, not only at NASA, but throughout this nation," Lewis said.
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