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Hidden Figures
They ran the numbers that put a man in orbit, and still had to fight to be in the room. Know your worth even when they don't. 🚀 #HiddenFigures
Who it's for
Hidden Figures follows Katherine Goble, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, Black women working at NASA's segregated Langley centre, as each pushes against a different barrier.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Based on Margot Lee Shetterly's book, Theodore Melfi's film follows Black mathematicians Katherine Goble Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson at NASA's Langley Research Center during the Space Race, amid racial and gender segregation.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch. Margot Lee Shetterly's book also available.
Before you start
Heads up: Racism and segregation.
Age: PG (thematic elements, some language)
I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.Booker T. Washington, Up from Slavery, Chapter II
