Amazing story from the 60s

Rating: 7/10 (14 February 2017)

This is a good movie, but the amazing part is the story it depicts. Growing up during the space race, I was not aware until now how many women were involved in the early years of NASA as mathematicians and engineers. Well told story of the three main women characters and not only the problems they had to solve to help the U.S. put a person in space, but the ongoing problems of segregation in the 1960s. The ladies portrayed in the movie (and many more not shown) had to be special to perform as they did despite all the obstacles of race thrown up at them. Wonder why it took so long afterward for Katherine Gabel Johnson to be recognized for her work. I must say that the Freedom Medal given to her was a well deserved and earned honor.