Here are additional resources for those wishing to learn more.
Author Bios & Interviews
- http://www.hiddenfigures.com/bio/
- https://www.nasa.gov/larc/from-computers-to-leaders-women-at-nasa-langley
- https://www.npr.org/2016/09/25/495179824/hidden-figures-how-black-women-did-the-math-that-put-men-on-the-moon
- https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/hidden-figures-the-true-story-of-the-black-women-at-nasa-daring-fearlessly-to-pursue-their-dreams/#!
- http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/hidden-figures-margot-lee-shetterly-oscar-box-office-katherine-johnson-nasa-a7580266.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/18/magazine/margot-lee-shetterly-wants-to-tell-more-black-stories.html
Book Reviews
- https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/26/books/review/glass-universe-dava-sobel-hidden-figures-margot-lee-shetterly.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/06/books/on-being-black-female-math-whizzes-during-the-space-race.html
- https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/roots-of-unity/review-hidden-figures/
- https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/margot-lee-shetterly/hidden-figures/
- https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-236359-6
Discussion Questions
- https://b0f646cfbd7462424f7a-f9758a43fb7c33cc8adda0fd36101899.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/teaching-guides/TG-9780062363596.pdf
- http://galesburglibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Kit-Hidden-Figures.pdf
- http://bondedmagazine.com/2017/02/28/bonded-book-club-hidden-figures-discussion/
Historical Background
- http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/rockets/a24429/hidden-figures-real-story-nasa-women-computers/
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/forgotten-black-women-mathematicians-who-helped-win-wars-and-send-astronauts-space-180960393/
- https://crgis.ndc.nasa.gov/crgis/images/4/4a/MaryJackson.pdf
- http://www.greenbrier.com/Activities/The-Bunker/Bunker-History
- https://archive.org/details/introcelestial00moulrich
Movie Tie-In
- https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/01/hidden-figures-review/512252/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/22/movies/taraji-p-henson-octavia-spencer-hidden-figures-rocket-science-and-race.html?_r=0
- http://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/hidden-figures-review-1201936516/
- https://medium.com/@kenficara/the-hidden-truth-behind-hidden-figures-42c9cbe01d41
- https://www.theguardian.com/science/the-h-word/2017/feb/13/film-hidden-figures-nasa-black-women-mathematicians-book
- https://www.techbridgegirls.org/assets/files/what/publications/DiscussionGuideforHiddenFigures.pdf
- https://dx35vtwkllhj9.cloudfront.net/twentiethcenturyfox/hidden-figures/images/family-discussion-guide.pdf
