Shirley Ann Jackson: A Rare Gem in Academic Robe
Early Life
Shirley Ann Jackson is a prominent physicist and university president who was born on August 5, 1946, in Washington, D.C. to George Hiter Jackson and Beatrice Cosby Jackson. Growing up, her mother would read her the biography of Benjamin Banneker, an African American scientist and mathematician who helped build Washington, D.C., and her father encouraged her interest in science by assisting her with projects for school. The Space Race of the late-1950s would also have an impact on Jackson as a child, spurring her interest in a scientific investigation.
Success comes from what you do consistently
“Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally. It comes from what you do consistently.” – Marie Forleo, Entrepreneur, Writer and Philanthropist
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