I am the first African-American female astronaut.

I and a group of about 100 slaves escaped to the mountains of Veracruz.

I accepted a teaching fellowship at Dartmouth.

As a teenager, I become known around town for my ability to fix things. My first invention was a belt to fix sewing machines.

I was born in 1545 in Gabon, West Africa.

I received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Stanford University in 1977.

I traveled aboard the Endeavour.

I was born to a slave and a reverend in Paris. Not France but Paris, Kentucky.

A Spanish town was named after me in 1618 and still exists today.