Mary W. Jackson was once a 'hidden figure' at NASA, but now her name will grace the agency's office in the nation's capital. NASA announced on Wednesday that its Washington, D.C., headquarters will be renamed in honor of Jackson, the agency's first Black female engineer who spent
Mary W. Jackson was once a"hidden figure" at NASA, but now her name will grace the agency's office in the nation's capital.
"NASA facilities across the country are named after people who dedicated their lives to push the frontiers of the aerospace industry. The nation is beginning to awaken to the greater need to honor the full diversity of people who helped pioneer our great nation," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement.
In 1979, she worked at Langley's Federal Women's Program and advocated for more women and minorities to be hired in math and science fields. Jackson retired in 1985, and she died about 20 years later.
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