The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Keywords:
Nasa
Mathematics
Sexism
Biography
Racial segregation
Racism
Historical fiction
Scientist
Space race
Discrimination
1960s
Space program
African american history
Apologetic
Arrogant
Authoritarian
Callous
Condescending
Disrespectful
Earnest
Frustrated
Movie tag line: "Meet the women you don't know, behind the mission you do."
Character: Katherine G. Johnson
Character: Dorothy Vaughan
Character: Mary Jackson
Character: Al Harrison
Character: Vivian Mitchell