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During this time she became a volunteer i n a Tai refugee camp during a summer program. Shortly aftercompletion of her stud ies and starting her internship at the Los Angeles University o f Southern California Medical Cen ter, Jemison became the area Peace Corps medical officer for Sierra Leone and Liberia in West Africa. With a multitude of educational accomplishments and skills Mae Jemison decided to follow up on a dream she had for many years; that of joining the NASA space pro gram. When Japan and the United States joined together to conduct experiments in life sciences and materials processing on the space shuttle Endeavor, she got her chance to go into outer space on Sept. 12,1992. Jemison was the only black woman and one of only five Afri can- American astronauts in the space agency. Af ter returning from her historic mis sion, she contin ued to encourage children to stay in ¡^a e j e m jso n school and follow their dreams. In 1994, Jamison founded and directed the Jemison Institute for Advancing Technologies in De veloping countries. Although her schedule was hectic, she also found time to run the Jemison Group, which continues today to improve health care in West Africa. Bom in 1958 in Decatur, Ala., Jamison would be raised in Chi cago. As the youngest o f three children, her early dreams of sci ence and space were fully supported by her loving parents, a mainte nance supervisor and a school teacher. A fte r o v er six y e a rs w ith the N A SA , Jem ison founded The Earth We Share, an annual international science camp. Here, students, ages 12 to 16 come together from around the world to take part in problem solving regarding current global dilemmas. Less than one year after she left NASA, Jemison became a professor of Environmental Stud ies at Dartmouth College. Jemison’s countless awards in m edicine, science, technology, space exploration, and education show her constant drive to grow intellectually and share that knowl edge with people of all ages. Her contribution to our nation's minor ity children, as well as thousands of children across the globe will not be forgotten. Children throughout the world today aspire to walk in her giant footsteps. Rights Advocate Awarded Women's rights champion and civil rights leader Dorothy Height is presented with the Congressional Gold Medal during a ceremony on Capitol Hill with President Bush, left. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-lll., second from right, and Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska. Dorothy Height cited for enormous accomplishment (AP) — Hailing Dorothy Height as “the giant of the civil rights movement,” President Bush presented her with the Congressional Gold Medal. Height accepted Congress' highest honor last week under the vaulted dome of the Capitol Rotunda to warm applause from lawmakers. Height served more than 30 years as the president of the National Council of Negro Women, an organization dedi cating to uplifting black women and their communities. She also held several leadership positions in the YWCA, where she advocated progressive policies embracing mi norities. In 1964, she organized a series of informal dialogues between white and black women from the North and South called “Wednesdays in Mississippi.” Citing those and other Height contributions. Bush called her a hero who has “helped to extend the promise of our founding to millions.” “She's a woman of enormous accomplishment," the president said. “She’s a friend of first ladies like Eleanor Roosevelt and Hillary Rodham Clinton. She's known every president since Dwight David Eisenhower. She’s told every president wha, she thinks since Dwight David Eisenhower.” Bush recalled that Height was the only woman in the "Big 6,” a group of black activists that included Martin Luther King Jr. “Truth of the matter is, she was the giant of the civil rights movement,” he said. More recently, she has won international recognition for her work promoting AIDS education. Height said she accepted the medal “on behalf of the millions of people, particularly women, whose work goes unnoticed.” Rep. Diane Watson, D-Calif., said Height “has left a lasting legacy not only for African-American families but the country as a whole.” Since George Washington received the first Congres sional Gold Medal in 1776, Congress has bestowed the honor on some 300 people, including Mother Teresa, Pope John Paul II, Rosa Parks and President and Nancy Reagan. /