Also, what is the movie about black woman in NASA?
Subsequently, question is, who are the hidden figure girls?
The book Hidden Figures highlights the experiences of three specific black women: Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson, and the movie brought their stories to an even larger audience.
What race is Katherine Johnson?
In 1939 Johnson was selected to be one of the first three African American students to enroll in a graduate program at West Virginia University. Later she was a member of a group of NASA employees called "computers," made up of African American women who excelled in mathematics and problem-solving.
Who was the first black female engineer?