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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...
Mar 31, 2021 · Exploring the importance of Margot Lee Shetterly’s Masterpiece. “Their dark skin, their gender, their economic status — none of those were acceptable excuses for not giving the fullest rein...
Sep 18, 2024 · Five Congressional Gold Medals were bestowed to the women who worked as at NASA as mathematicians and engineers during the space race, including Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, Dorothy Vaughan...
Hidden Figures is their story. More about Margot Lee Shetterly. Learn more about author Margot Lee Shetterly at Margotleeshetterly.com. more info. The Human Computer Project. Recovering the legacy of all of NASA's pioneering human computers and female mathematicians. More info. Order Hidden Figures.
Oct 25, 2016 · Shetterly: Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson and Christine Darden — each of them represented a certain slice of the narrative in terms of the development of women in the...
Hidden Figures explores the biographies of three African-American women who worked as computers to solve problems for engineers and others at NASA. For the first years of their careers, the workplace was segregated and women were kept in the background as human computers.
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“ In Shetterly and Conkling’s approachable text, the reader is introduced to four hidden figures and given a broad look at the United States’ history of segregation and fight for civil rights. Freeman’s illustrations are striking, featuring bold, fully saturated colors.
- Margot Lee Shetterly
