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Hidden figures: the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race
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Author:
Shetterly, Margot Lee,
Published:
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2016.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First William Morrow movie tie-in trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc:
xviii, 349 pages ; 21 cm
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"Starting in World War II and moving through to the Cold War, the civil rights movement, and the space race, [this book] follows the interwoven accounts of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, four African American women who participated in some of NASA's greatest successes. It chronicles their careers over nearly three decades they faced challenges, forged alliances, and used their intellect to change their own lives, and their country's future"--Back cover.

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Shetterly, M. L. (2016). Hidden figures: the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race. First William Morrow movie tie-in trade paperback edition. New York, NY, William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

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Shetterly, Margot Lee. 2016. Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race. New York, NY, William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

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Shetterly, Margot Lee, Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race. New York, NY, William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2016.

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Shetterly, Margot Lee. Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race. First William Morrow movie tie-in trade paperback edition. New York, NY, William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2016.

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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American mathematicians -- Biography.
African American women -- Biography.
Space race.
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
Women mathematicians -- United States -- Biography.
OCLC Fast Subjects
African American mathematicians.
African American women.
Biographies.
Biography.
Employees.
Space race.
United States.
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Women mathematicians.
Other Subjects
Biographies.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0062363603, 9780062363602
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 9.7, 18 Points
Lexile measure:
1350

Notes

General Note
Includes reading group guide (pages 347-349).
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-328) and index.
Description
"Starting in World War II and moving through to the Cold War, the civil rights movement, and the space race, [this book] follows the interwoven accounts of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, four African American women who participated in some of NASA's greatest successes. It chronicles their careers over nearly three decades they faced challenges, forged alliances, and used their intellect to change their own lives, and their country's future"--Back cover.
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