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African American women whose mathematical and engineering genius saved the space program to be honored

by timuin | Jan 3, 2020 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

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‘Hidden Figures’ NASA women to receive Congressional Gold Medals

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‘Hidden Figures’ NASA women to receive Congressional Gold Medals originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Three African American women who were portrayed in the 2016 film, “Hidden Figures,” will receive Congressional Gold Medals.

(NEW YORK) — Three African American women who were portrayed in the 2016 film, “Hidden Figures,” will receive Congressional Gold Medals.

President Donald Trump signed into law H.R. 1396, the “Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act” which will award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson. Vaughan and Jackson will receive their honor posthumously.

The three African American women were featured in the movie starring Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monáe and Octavia Spencer. The film details the true story of Johnson, Jackson and Vaughan, who faced discrimination, racism and segregation but were vital in preparing astronaut John Glenn’s orbital mission. The three women were mathematical masterminds who helped make history.

Johnson, who turned 101 years old in August, is the only surviving member of the trio. In 2015, Johnson received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 2017, NASA honored her with its dedication of the Katherine Jonson Computational Research Facility in Hampton, Virginia.

The legislation also provides a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Christine Darden, an African American female mathematician, data analyst and aeronautical engineer who worked 40 years at NASA, starting in 1967. While Darden is not featured in the “Hidden Figures” movie, she is in the original book by Margot Lee Shetterly.

In addition, one gold medal will be awarded “in recognition of all the women who served as computers, mathematicians, and engineers at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) between the 1930s and the 1970s” as per Congress’ website.

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