Bibliograph

Hidden figures, the true story of four black women and the space race, by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling ; illustrated by Laura Freeman

Type

Label

Hidden figures, the true story of four black women and the space race, by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling ; illustrated by Laura Freeman

Language

eng

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 4-8

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hidden figures

Oclc number

985072992

Responsibility statement

by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling ; illustrated by Laura Freeman

Sub title

the true story of four black women and the space race

Summary

Explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributions of NASA's African American women mathematicians to America's space program, describing how Jim Crow laws segregated them despite their groundbreaking successes. Includes biographies on Dorothy Jackson Vaughan (1910-2008), Mary Winston Jackson (1921-2005), Katherine Colman Goble Johnson (1918-), Dr. Christine Mann Darden (1942-)

Target audience

juvenile

Classification