Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

"The names Katherine Johnson and Dorothy Vaughan were never taught in any of my history classes. Hidden Figures introduced me to these “human computers” — two of the many African-American women who helped the U.S. win the “Space Race” in the 1960s. When I finished the book, I was left with a feeling of deep gratitude to author Margot Lee Shetterly for researching and telling these previously untold stories. The book is being adapted into a film — premiering in January — and perhaps these women will finally claim their hard-earned place in American history."