Hidden Figures Summary
Words: 1175 1134Introduction Hidden Figures tells the compelling true story of three brilliant African-American women — Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson — whose mathematical expertise helped launch the United States into space during the height of the Cold War. Based on Margot Lee Shetterly’s nonfiction book of the same name, the film adaptation, directed by Theodore Melfi, shines a long-overdue spotlight on the vital but often overlooked contributions of these women to NASA's success during the early years of the […]
