How did Jemison serve in the Peace Corps?
As a teacher
As a nurse
As a doctor
As an engineer
Answer
As a doctor, Jemison served in the Peace Corps from 1980 to 1981, and was the first African-American woman to do so. She worked in Sierra Leone and Liberia, where she provided health care to people living in rural areas.
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