Hidden women
Subtitle: the African-American mathematicians of NASA who helped America win the space race
By: by Rebecca Rissman ; consultants, Elizabeth S.S. Smith, Sarah Shull, Danielle DeVoy
Series: Encounter; Encounter (Capstone Press)
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781515799641; 9781515799634
Subjects: Officials and employees; Women mathematicians; Space race; United States; African American mathematicians; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; African American women; African Americans; Juvenile literature; Biography
Other titles: African-American mathematicians of NASA who helped America win the space race
Description: Four female African-American mathematicians literally made it possible to launch US rockets and astronauts into space. Hidden Women tells the thrilling tale of how women contributed, the struggles and resistance each experienced, and the amazing result.
Notes: Includes stories about Katherine Johnson, Miriam Mann, Mary Jackson, Dorothy Vaughn, Annie Easley, and Christine Darden.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-111) and index.

Age 8-12.
Table of contents: title: Get the girl; title: The space race; title: Running numbers; title: A woman in the wind tunnel; title: Testing rockets; title: Annie Easley and the centaur; title: A year of tragedy and new hope; title: The moon landing, a dream come true; title: "Houston, we've had a problem"; title: After the race; title: Epilogue; title: Timeline.