Hidden Figures: Jennifer Jackson #BlackHERstoryMonth 20/28 (Patreon)

Hidden Figures: Jennifer Jackson #BlackHERstoryMonth 20/28

If you enjoy my work, please consider supporting! CashApp: $SerenSensei Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seren_sensei All Patrons get access to the Discord server! NEW MERCH SHOP: https://the-bheezebake-project.creator-spring.com Jennifer Jackson (born February 6, 1945) is an American model who was chosen as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the March 1965 issue. A pioneering pinup model, she was the first black Playmate, first black Playmate of the Month and also worked as a Playboy Bunny in the Playboy Club. Jennifer Jackson grew up on the south side of Chicago and graduated from Emil G. Hirsch High School in 1963. She is the daughter of Clynell Jackson Sr. and Marjorie McGuire Jackson and has eight siblings, one of which is her identical twin. Jackson attended Loop College, now known as Harold Washington College and during school worked as a runway and advertising model. She was employed by Eileen Ford of the Ford Modeling Agency as well as with an agency called Black Beauty, which was nothing but black models. Jackson was the first black model to do Lady Clairol and KOOL cigarettes, appearing in Ebony magazine. While attending college, she went to the Chicago Playboy offices looking for a part-time job as a secretary, but was hired on the spot to become a Playboy Bunny by Hugh Hefner. Her twin sister, Janis Jackson Holmes, also became a Bunny. Hefner also hired Black designer Zelda Wynne Valdez, who went on to design the iconic Playboy Bunny costume. In March 1965, Jackson became the first Black Playmate in Playboy Magazine. She was the most popular Playmate, receiving the most fan mail of any of the other models. Jackson continued to attend school while working as a Bunny, living in her own apartment as opposed to within the Playboy Mansion and graduating with a bachelor’s degree in human services with emphasis on counseling. In the late 70s, she moved to Seattle, Washington, where she worked for the University of Washington and, in 1990, became a social worker. As a social worker, she worked in the sex abuse unit, becoming instrumental in the passage of laws to protect children as well as training and working with foster parents. In 2009, Jackson retired from social work, and she still lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband. She has three children and three grandchildren. #HiddenFigures #JenniferJackson ****************** Merchandise! MAKE SURE U GETTA SHIRT!! https://www.teepublic.com/user/sssseren https://www.shophouseof950.com/embroidery-tees/theblackamericans https://www.shophouseof950.com/embroidery-tees/dacs?rq=d.a.c.s Follow me on social media! Instagram: @sensei_aishitemasu Personal Tumblr: http://sensei-aishitemasu.tumblr.com Tumblr for my work: https://sssseren.tumblr.com Snapchat: sssseren GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/tc5wh7q ****************** Did you know I wrote a book? ☺️ 'So, About That... A Year of Contemporary Essays on Race and Pop Culture' Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/About-That-Contemporary-Essays-Culture-ebook/dp/B013V0CHK6 Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B013V0CHK6 Digital download (e-book): https://gumroad.com/l/IkUa ****************** Links: Playboy’s First Black Playmate Reflects on Hugh Hefner’s Legacy: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/playboys-first-black-playmate-reflects-hugh-hefners-legacy-1045838/ Playboy's First African-American Model Said She Was Ashamed of Posing Nude for Hugh Hefner's Magazine: https://www.newsweek.com/hugh-hefner-playboy-african-american-models-673286 Jennifer Jackson, First Black Playmate, On Life After Baring It All & 'The Playboy Club' (EXCLUSIVE): https://www.huffpost.com/entry/exclusive-interview-playmate-jennifer-jackson_n_980502 Jennifer Jackson (model) (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Jackson_(model)