Jun 28, 2024 · Mary W. Jackson successfully overcame the barriers of segregation and gender bias to become NASA’s first black female engineer in 1958 and a leader in ensuring equal …

Mary Jackson (née Winston; [1] April 9, 1921 – February 11, 2005) was an American aerospace engineer at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), which in 1958 was …

Mary Jackson (born April 9, 1921, Hampton, Virginia, U.S.—died February 11, 2005, Hampton) was an American mathematician and aerospace engineer who in 1958 became the first …

Jun 25, 2025 · Mary Jackson NASA’s first black female engineer Mary W. Jackson (1921-2005) followed a tortuous route to the space programme. She worked in various fields, including as a …

Mary Winston Jackson was an African American mathematician and aerospace engineer at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), which in 1958 was succeeded by the …

Feb 4, 2025 · Mary Jackson began her engineering career in an era in which female engineers of any background were a rarity. In 1951 when she was hired by NASA’s predecessor agency, …

Feb 11, 2005 · Mary Jackson, a mathematician and aeronautical engineer, stands as a monumental figure in American aerospace history. Born on April 9, 1921, in Hampton, Virginia, …

Dec 6, 2016 · Mathematician Mary Jackson was one of a small group of African American women who worked as aeronautical engineers, called "human computers," at NASA during the Space …

Mary Jackson (née Winston, April 9, 1921 – February 11, 2005) was an American mathematician and aerospace engineer at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), which in …

Jackson joined NASA's predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), in 1951 as a “computer” — a term for women who performed complex calculations by hand. Her …