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Ericsson-Jackson's credentials are proven. The Brooklyn, N.Y. native earned a bachelor's degree in aeronautical/astronautical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1986. And in 1995 she became the first African-American woman to receive a doctorate degree in mechanical engineering from Howard University. She has received numerous awards and recognition including the "Top 50 Minority Women in Science and Engineering" by the National Technical Association.
The Library's celebration of International Women's Day continues on March 7 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in room 119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building (10 First St., SE) with a symposium titled, "Life Lines: The Literature of Women's Human's Rights." Participants in this program, presented by the African and Middle Eastern Division and the Women's Learning Partnership, will read from their works which reflect the discrimination women have faced in various parts of the world. They will talk about women of courage and vision who have made a difference, and who have challenged traditional stereotypes.
Among the participants are Abena Busia, a Ghanian poet and writer who received her doctorate from Oxford University and is currently an English professor at Rutgers University. She is the author of {Theorizing Black Feminisms} and {Testimonies in Exile.} Leila Ahmed, professor of Women's Studies at Harvard Divinity School is the author of the recently published autobiography {A Border Passage from Cairo to America: A Woman's Journey.}
Both the keynote address and symposium are free and open to the public. For information about this and other events at the Library of Congress call 202-707-2905.
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