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History Book Discussion: "Hidden Figures"

2025-04-24 11:00:00 2025-04-24 12:00:00 America/New_York History Book Discussion: "Hidden Figures" Join a lively discussion! This month we are discussing, "Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race" by Margot Lee Shetterly. Bowie - Conference Room

Thursday, April 24
11:00am - 12:00pm

Bowie

Conference Room

Join a lively discussion! This month we are discussing, "Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race" by Margot Lee Shetterly.

"Before John Glenn orbited the earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as "human computers" used pencils, slide rules and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. Among these problem-solvers were a group of exceptionally talented African American women, some of the brightest minds of their generation." 

Please join us for a discussion of this era in history. 


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AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Women's History | Discussions | Black Heritage |

TAGS: | Book Discussion |

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