Hidden figures : the true story of four black women and the space race
by Shetterly, Margot Lee (Author), Conkling, Winifred (Author)
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Summary
Explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributions of NASA's African American women mathematicians to America's space program, describing how Jim Crow laws segregated them despite their groundbreaking successes. Includes biographies on Dorothy Jackson Vaughan (1910-2008), Mary Winston Ja... Full description
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Other Authors
Freeman, Laura (Illustrator) (Illustrator), Shetterly, Margot Lee.
Main Language
English
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English
Edition
First edition.
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Vaughan, Dorothy, > 1910-2008 > Juvenile nonfiction.
Jackson, Mary, > 1921-2005 > Juvenile nonfiction.
Johnson, Katherine G. > Juvenile nonfiction.
Darden, Christine M. > Juvenile nonfiction.
United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration > Officials and employees > Biography > Juvenile.
Women mathematicians > United States > Biography > Juvenile.
African American women > Biography > Juvenile.
African American mathematicians > Biography > Juvenile.