I got so excited about the kickass women movie Hidden Figures that I ran out and got the book of the same title, written by Margot Lee Shetterly. It tells the true stories of the African American women who worked as “human computers” (mathematicians) for Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory. These women worked during WWII and the post-War days of aircraft development and then for NASA during the early days of the American space program. By … Continue reading Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly →
Perfect for fans of Naomi Alderman’s The Power and Margot Lee Shetterly’s Hidden Figures comes The Psychology of Time Travel, a mind-bending, time-travel debut. In 1967, four female scientists worked together to build the world’s first time machine. But just as they are about to debut their creation, one of them suffers a breakdown, putting the whole project—and future of time travel—in jeopardy. To protect their invention, one member is exiled from the team—erasing her contributions from history. Fifty years … Continue reading The Psychology of Time Travel →
Oh, trust me, we weren’t gonna let this movie go by without telling you ALL ABOUT IT. This is based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly (as reviewed by Carrie here) about three Black women who helped shaped the space program: Katherine Johnson, a mathematical genius who figured out how to get John Glenn back out of space; Mary Jackson, the first Black female engineer at NASA; and Dorothy Vaughn, the first Black female … Continue reading Movie Review: Hidden Figures →
