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Margaret Seddon (November 18, 1872 – April 17, 1968) was an American stage and film actress. Biography. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1951. Her most memorable role was perhaps as one of The Pixilated Sisters, a comedic stage act with actress Margaret McWade.
A three-flight veteran with over 722 hours in space, Dr. Seddon was a mission specialist on STS-51D (1985) and STS-40 (1991), and was the payload commander on STS-58 (1993). In September 1996, she was detailed by NASA to Vanderbilt University Medical School in Nashville, Tennessee.
- "I'm Just Little Old Rhea Seddon from Murfreesboro, Tennessee."
- Becoming Dr. Seddon
- Welcome to NASA
- Her Memoir
Before addressing her adventures in medicine and in space, here's a look back at where she came from. Margaret Rhea Seddon was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on November 8th, 1947 to Edward and Clayton Seddon. Both are now deceased, her mother in 1976 and her father in 2010. Her father was a veteran of World War II and prominent lawyer in Murfree...
Before she became a pioneer in space, Dr. Seddon made history in hospitals first. After med school but before she became an astronaut, Dr. Seddon amassed an impressive résumé in the medical field. She completed a surgical internship plus 3 years of a general surgery residency in Memphis, with a specific interest in nutrition in surgery patients. At...
By the time Dr. Seddon applied for a job as an astronaut in 1977, her résumé included some pretty impressive qualifications - doctor (surgeon) and a licensed private pilot. Quite an impressive résumé, I'd say. In January, 1978, she was selected to be an astronaut by NASA. As Seddon already paved a strong path for women in the field of medicine, her...
She's also now an author and public speaker, talking about her successful work in medicine and with NASA. Unfortunately NPL is unable to order her memoir for our collection, but it is possible to request through Interlibrary Loan. Things space-related to look for this summer at NPL: Metro Archives will display an exhibit on Nashville's impact on sp...
Mar 3, 2017 · Margaret Rhea Seddon was already a qualified physician and surgeon when she learned that NASA, for the first time in a decade, was selecting new astronauts , opening its arms to women and promising “equal employment opportunities.”
- Umberto Cavallaro
- 2017
Her most memorable role was perhaps as one of The Pixilated Sisters, a comedic stage act with actress Margaret McWade. In 1936, they reprised their roles in the film Mr Deeds Goes to Town . On Broadway, Seddon performed in Modern Marriage (1911) and The Things That Count (1913). [1]
Margaret Rhea Seddon didn’t originally set out to be a pioneer. Yet, as a physician and one of the first six women accepted by NASA into the astronaut program, a pioneer she was. Seddon, a native of Murfreesboro, Tennessee and a graduate of the UT College of Medicine, spent 19 years at NASA beginning in 1978.
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Sep 13, 2019 · On her very first day away from Earth on 12 April 1985, astronaut Margaret Rhea Seddon said she felt like Superwoman. This, she explained, was because she was able to float around the Space Shuttle Discovery rather than walk everywhere.
