Essays on Hidden Figures

In the early 1960’s NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) was taking over the world with its travel to space (Lewin, 2017). People like Neil Armstrong and Gus Grissom were the Kardashians of that era. Many strong and intelligent men put in their best efforts…

The biopic film tells the story of three pioneering African American female mathematicians, Katherine, Mary, and Dorothy, who play a critical role in helping NASA to launch space flights. The three work to make trajectory calculations in a historical era where racism was entrenched in…

The potential audience of the film is targeted more towards women, and women of color, and young girls. In the opening scene, Katherine Johnson, and her co-workers Dorothy and Mary are pulled over by a police officer; the police officer was shocked to find out…