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X-WR-CALDESC:True Story Book Club\n\nHidden Figures: The American Dream and
  the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Spa
 ce Race by Margot Lee Shetterly\n\nBefore John Glenn orbited the earth\, o
 r Neil Armstrong walked on the moon\, a group of dedicated female mathemat
 icians known as “human computers” used pencils\, slide rules and adding ma
 chines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets\, and astronauts
 \, into space.\nAmong these problem-solvers were a group of exceptionally 
 talented African American women\, some of the brightest minds of their gen
 eration. Originally relegated to teaching math in the South’s segregated p
 ublic schools\, they were called into service during the labor shortages o
 f World War II\, when America’s aeronautics industry was in dire need of a
 nyone who had the right stuff. Suddenly\, these overlooked math whizzes ha
 d a shot at jobs worthy of their skills\, and they answered Uncle Sam’s ca
 ll\, moving to Hampton\, Virginia and the fascinating\, high-energy world 
 of the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory.\nEven as Virginia’s Jim C
 row laws required them to be segregated from their white counterparts\, th
 e women of Langley’s all-black “West Computing” group helped America achie
 ve one of the things it desired most: a decisive victory over the Soviet U
 nion in the Cold War\, and complete domination of the heavens.\nStarting i
 n World War II and moving through to the Cold War\, the Civil Rights Movem
 ent and the Space Race\, Hidden Figures 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 s
 uccesses. It chronicles their careers over nearly three decades they faced
  challenges\, forged alliances and used their intellect to change their ow
 n lives\, and their country’s future.\n
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DESCRIPTION:True Story Book Club\n\nHidden Figures: The American Dream and 
 the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Spac
 e Race by Margot Lee Shetterly\n\nBefore John Glenn orbited the earth\, or
  Neil Armstrong walked on the moon\, a group of dedicated female mathemati
 cians known as “human computers” used pencils\, slide rules and adding mac
 hines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets\, and astronauts\
 , into space.\nAmong these problem-solvers were a group of exceptionally t
 alented African American women\, some of the brightest minds of their gene
 ration. Originally relegated to teaching math in the South’s segregated pu
 blic schools\, they were called into service during the labor shortages of
  World War II\, when America’s aeronautics industry was in dire need of an
 yone who had the right stuff. Suddenly\, these overlooked math whizzes had
  a shot at jobs worthy of their skills\, and they answered Uncle Sam’s cal
 l\, moving to Hampton\, Virginia and the fascinating\, high-energy world o
 f the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory.\nEven as Virginia’s Jim Cr
 ow laws required them to be segregated from their white counterparts\, the
  women of Langley’s all-black “West Computing” group helped America achiev
 e one of the things it desired most: a decisive victory over the Soviet Un
 ion in the Cold War\, and complete domination of the heavens.\nStarting in
  World War II and moving through to the Cold War\, the Civil Rights Moveme
 nt and the Space Race\, Hidden Figures 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 su
 ccesses. 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.\n
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SUMMARY:True Story Book Club: Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Un
 told Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
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