Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › forgotten-blackThe True Story of “Hidden Figures,” the Forgotten Women Who ...

   www.smithsonianmag.com › history › forgotten-black

   • Cached

   Sep 8, 2016 · “These women were both ordinary and they were extraordinary,” says Margot Lee Shetterly. Her new book Hidden Figures shines light on the inner details of these women’s lives and...

2. Images

   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 

   View all

3. www.scientificamerican.com › article › the-story-ofThe Story of NASA's Real "Hidden Figures" | Scientific American

   www.scientificamerican.com › article › the-story-of

   • Cached

   Jan 24, 2017 · In the late 19th and early 20thcentury, female “computers” at Harvard University analyzed star photos to learn more about their basic properties. These women made discoveries still fundamental ...

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Hidden_Figures_(book)Hidden Figures (book) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Hidden_Figures_(book)

   • Cached

   Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Who Helped Win the Space Race is a 2016 nonfiction book written by Margot Lee Shetterly. [1]

   • Author: Margot Lee Shetterly

   • Publish Year: 2016

5. www.theguardian.com › books › 2017Hidden figures: the history of Nasa’s black female scientists

   www.theguardian.com › books › 2017

   • Cached

   Feb 7, 2017 · The diversity of Nasa’s workforce in 1940s Virginia is uncovered in a new book by Margot Lee Shetterly. She recalls how a visit to her home town led to a revelation

6. www.wired.com › story › hidden-figures-nasa-directorHidden Figures movie and the story that inspired the world ...

   www.wired.com › story › hidden-figures-nasa-director

   Feb 28, 2017 · Based on the non-fiction book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly, it aims to showcase what can be done in the face of adversity, when sexism and racism tries to put you in a box and...

7. www.hiddenfigures.com › bioAbout Margot - Hidden Figures

   www.hiddenfigures.com › bio

   • Cached

   She is a native of Hampton, Virginia, where she knew many of the women behind the history in Hidden Figures. She lived for many years in New York and Mexico before moving to Charlottesville, Virginia, where she lives with her husband, writer Aran Shetterly.

8. People also ask

   Who is Margot Lee Shetterly?

   • www.margotleeshetterly.com Writer, researcher, and entrepreneur Margot Lee Shetterly is the author of Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race (William Morrow/HarperCollins).

   About Margot - Hidden Figures

   www.hiddenfigures.com/bio/

   See all results for this question

   What is Margot Lee Shetterly based on?

   • Based on the non-fiction book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly, it aims to showcase what can be done in the face of adversity, when sexism and racism tries to put you in a box and what can happen when these walls are knocked down.

   Hidden Figures movie and the story that inspired the world | WIRED

   www.wired.com/story/hidden-figures-nasa-director/

   See all results for this question

   Where did Shetterly live?

   • Growing up in Hampton, Virginia, in the 1970s, Shetterly lived just miles away from Langley. Built in 1917, this research complex was the headquarters for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) which was intended to turn the floundering flying gadgets of the day into war machines.

   The True Story of "Hidden Figures," the Forgotten Women Who Helped …

   www.smithsonianmag.com/history/forgotten-black-women-mathematicians-who-helped-win-wars-and-send-astronauts-space-180960393/

   See all results for this question

   When did Shetterly start working on NASA?

   • Shetterly started working on the book in 2010. [ 2 ] The book takes place from the 1930s through the 1960s, depicting the particular barriers for Black women in science during this time, thereby providing a lesser-known history of NASA. [ 3 ]

   Hidden Figures (book) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidden_Figures_(book)

   See all results for this question

9. www.space.com › 34486-hidden-figures-author-margotHow 'Hidden Figures' Came Together: Interview with Author ...

   www.space.com › 34486-hidden-figures-author-margot

   • Cached

   Oct 25, 2016 · Shetterly's new book, "Hidden Figures" (William Morrow, 2016) follows the black women at Langley who were first hired during World War II as "computers," scratching out complex computations for...