Shirley Ann Jackson

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Shirley Ann Jackson

• By
• Jayta Dunlap

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Basic facts

• Born on August 5th,1946
• Died on Still alive
• Went to Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Born in Washington, D.C

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Looks Like

• These are some pictures of my person.

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Famous for

• First African American woman awarded the Ph.D. in
  any subject from MIT.
• First African-American to become a commissioner
  of the NRC.
• First woman and first African-American to be
  president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
• First African-American woman elected to the
  National Academy of Engineering.
• She is an explorer of subatomic particles and
  magnetic polarons.

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Quotes
Follow your passion with persistence, magnified
by intense preparation.
Use compassion and courage to weave a strong web
of connections.
Use focused excellence to drive achievements and
gain wisdom.
The magnitude and reach of your power is up to
you.
Aim for the stars, so that at least you can reach
the treetops, and at least you'll get off the
ground .
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Interesting facts

• She has a husband that is also a physicist.
• She was interested in bees as a child.
• She made homemade hot rods as a kid.
• Shirley The Great was her nickname at 4.
• In April, 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama
  appointed Dr. Jackson to serve on the Presidents
  Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

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Family

• Husband named Dr. Morris A. Washington
• Son named Alan.
• Mother Beatrice Cosby Jackson
• Father George H. Jackson
• Siblings sister, Gloria

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• And thats why shes ..

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Bibliography

• Os first-ever power list Power The Education
  Shirley Ann Jackson, PhD O magazine 11 Aug 2009
  http//www.oprah.com
• DiGiovanni, Jackie Shirley Ann Jackson- Eminent
  Education, Researcher, Administrator
  suite101.com 14 June 2004 http//www.suite101.com/
  article.cfml

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Bibliography (cont.)

• Toya Horn Howard Shirley Ann Jackson Biography
  The History Makers. com 22 Sept 2006
  http//www.thehistorymakers.com/ biography
• Strawberry Lady Shirley Ann Jackson strawberry
  lady.com 27 Nov 2001 http//www.strawberrylady.com
  / black history/Shirley Ann Jackson

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Bibliography

• Shirley Ann Jackson, PhD Rennsaeler 29 May 2010
  http//www.rpi.edu/president/profile.html