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      • Hidden Figures” (2017) tells the true story of three brilliant Black female mathematicians — Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) — who use their intellect to supersede both segregation and sexism at NAS A and propel the United States in the Space Race that dominated the 1960s.
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  2. It is loosely based on the 2016 non-fiction book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly about three female African-American mathematicians: Katherine Goble Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer), and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe), who worked at NASA during the Space Race.

    • Segregation Laws at Langley RIGHT. In 1943, when black women began working as “computers” at Virginia’s Langley campus, segregation was very real in the state.
    • Katherine's Experience with Workplace Racism WRONG. While in the movie, Katherine takes a stand against the segregation at NASA, the real Katherine has stated that racism didn’t affect her much in her workplace.
    • Katherine Running Half a Mile to Use the Bathroom WRONG. One of the main devices used to expose the racism of mid-20th century America was the fact that Katherine Johnson had to walk half a mile to another building in order to use the colored bathroom.
    • Katherine Johnson Computing John Glenn's Trajectory RIGHT. John Glenn’s orbit of the Earth made history in 1962, when he became the first American to do so.
  3. Feb 22, 2021 · Hidden Figures” (2017) tells the true story of three brilliant Black female mathematicians — Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) — who use their intellect to supersede both segregation and sexism at NAS A and propel the United States in the Space Race that dominated the 1960s.

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  4. Jan 3, 2017 · The Hidden Figures true story confirms that she was hired in 1953 at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia to work as part of a female team nicknamed "Computers Who Wear Skirts." She then began to assist the all-male flight research team, who eventually welcomed her on board.

  5. Dec 20, 2016 · In “Hidden Figures,” the FORTRAN punch cards coded by Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) prove that she is not only qualified to be the first employee supervisor of color in the space program, but that her “girls” (as she calls them) have the skills to code the IBM mainframe under her tutelage.

  6. Three female African-American mathematicians play a pivotal role in astronaut John Glenn's launch into orbit. Meanwhile, they also have to deal with racial and gender discrimination at work.

  7. With Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner. Three female African-American mathematicians play a pivotal role in astronaut John Glenn's launch into orbit. Meanwhile, they also have to deal with racial and gender discrimination at work.

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