Spuds MacKenzie was, in fact, a female dog. This was all revealed in a 1987 People Magazine article that set out to debunk rumors that the bull terrier had died in a limo accident, or while surfing, or in a plane crash. In a stunning breach of privacy, the article also published the Oles' home address.
Mae Carol Jemison was born on October 17, 1956, in Decatur, Alabama, the youngest child of Charlie Jemison, a roofer and carpenter, and Dorothy (Green) Jemison, an elementary school teacher.
Mae Jemison went to Morgan Park High School in Chicago, Illinois. Then, at the age of 16, she went to Stanford University and graduated with a bachlers degree in chemicâ¦al engineering and in Afro-American Studies. They were both achieved in 1977. In 1981 she graduated from Cornell University's medical school.