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Mary Jackson 1921-2005
Mathematician Mary Jackson at Langley Research Centre in Hampton, Virginia, 1977.
Photograph: Bob Nye Nasa/Getty Images
Hidden figures: the history of Nasa’s black female scientists 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 G Tue 7 Feb 2017 15.13 GMT First published on Sun 5 Feb 2017 10.00 GMT
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/feb/05/
Hidden Figures Official Trailer 20th Century FOX 2016
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HIDDEN FIGURES is the incredible untold story of Katherine G. Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) —brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history:
the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanized the world.
The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Cast: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, Glen Powell & Kimberly Quinn
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wfrDhgUMGI
Mary Jackson 1921-2005
(née Winston)
the agency's first African American female engineer and a driving force behind getting U.S. astronauts into space.
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Jackson was recruited in 1951 by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, the agency succeeded by NASA in 1958.
She started out as a research mathematician, working in the segregated West Area Computing Unit of the agency's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va.
Jackson eventually enrolled in a training program that would allow her to be promoted to engineer, obtaining special permission to attend classes since they were held at a then-segregated high school.
She became NASA's first Black female engineer in 1958.
https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/06/25/
https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/06/25/
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/feb/05/
https://www.npr.org/2016/12/16/
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/dec/11/
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/14/
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