Hidden Figures, Class Set

by Margot Lee Shetterly

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[Kanwarpal Singh · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the book important from a women's empowerment point of view as the state of Virginia is suffering from difference in color and white people and color doesn't have few rights 3 women rise from such an environment to do something extraordinary that changes point of View for the color Community in the state.

Before John Glenn orbited the earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers” used pencils, slide rules, and added machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. This audiobook brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan became the first color supervisor of IBM machine ,Mary Jackson is the first color engineer to graduate from white school and make history, Katherine Johnson a mathematician who actually read between numbers and help John glenn and team land safely, and Christine Darden, is an American mathematician, data analyst and aeronautical engineer who devoted much of her 40-year career in aerodynamics at NASA to research supersonic flight and sonic booms four African-American women who lived through the Civil Rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality, and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and the country.

The show life is not fair to them but they bend the rules in their favour by sheer hardwork, dedication and love for the country and respect for the community and family they make it worth it. With over 4 decades of there life they helped NASA various operations and show the world a women can do better if equal opportunity is given without difference of Caste, creed, color and justice

[Mila Morris · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this book is absolutely amazing because it takes us back into black history and tells you the struggle and challenges that they needed to face like racism publicly and in the work environment and even though they are a different color you can accomplish great things our main focus Mary W. Jackson was the first African American female engineer at NASA went through many hardships in the work place they would give her weird looks often even though she was one of the most intelligent there there was a big problem with the bathroom she was getting called out and they noticed that she was gone for almost an hour then they got mad at her but it was no her falt she had to explain that she had to walk over to her old building to use the bath room because there was not a bathroom for her when the manager herd this they found him with a big hammer next to the women's bathroom because he is whit this makes no sens he started hitting the bathroom sign that said white women restroom this made a big change and now she cold go to the normal restroom and it was amazing and this made a big difference on how people vewd black people she finished high school at age 16 then started to work as a human Calculator and moved up the rank where even though she was a different skin color John Glenn an Astronaut accepted her and would not go into space without her Calculations because computers were making a big difference in NASA but he wanted to make sure that the numbers were right even though the computer said something and when she said the numbers were right he became the first American man to orbit the earth there were complications but he made it home safe but during this Mary's friend Katherine Johnson, went to college and was so surprised that she didn't half to sit in the back and was one of the first black women to go to college this was also a gigantic brake though for black people and now Katherine opend a door for more people like her when Mary was finish with her work she was sent back to here original post and was now a married women feeling accomplished over all this book is amazing and I totally recommend it thank you!!

[Ian Yates · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a surprise. I was expecting the story behind the movie of the same name - but it was so much more. An intriguing journey through the history of racism and discrimination in the USA from the 1940’s, set against the background of the space race. Being black and a woman was a guarantee of a very tough climb up any ladder, no matter how good you were. There were many who excelled despite the barriers thrown at them. Excellent book.

[B B · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you enjoyed the movie than this book you'll also enjoy as it expands on the movie