Question

which quotation best demonstrates jackson’s impact on others? a. \for mary winston jackson, a love of science and a commitment to improving the lives of the people around her were one and the same.\ (paragraph 1) b. \jackson needed special permission from the city of hampton to join her white peers in the classroom.\ (paragraph 3) c. \in 1979, seeing that the glass ceiling was the rule rather than the exception for the center’s female professionals, she made a final, dramatic career change.\ (paragraph 4) d. \there, she worked diligently to impact the hiring and promotion of the next generation of nasa’s female mathematicians, engineers, and scientists, making nasa a more inclusive agency.\ (paragraph 4)

Explanation:

• Option A describes Jackson's own values, not her impact on others.
• Option B focuses on a challenge Jackson faced (needing permission to join white peers), not her impact.
• Option C is about Jackson's career change, not her impact on others.
• Option D directly states how Jackson worked to impact the hiring/promotion of female professionals at NASA and made NASA more inclusive, showing her impact on others.

Answer:

D. "There, she worked diligently to impact the hiring and promotion of the next generation of NASA’s female mathematicians, engineers, and scientists, making NASA a more inclusive agency." (Paragraph 4)