the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race Shetterly, Margot Lee. creator text bibliography biography nyu 2016 monographic eng

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xviii, 349 p. ; 24 cm "Starting in World War II and moving through to the Cold War, the civil rights movement, and the space race, [this book] follows the interwoven accounts of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, four African American women who participated in some of NASA's greatest successes. It chronicles their careers over nearly three decades they faced challenges, forged alliances, and used their intellect to change their own lives, and their country's future"--Back cover. Author's note -- Prologue. -- A door opens -- Mobilization -- Past is prologue -- The double V -- Manifest destiny -- War birds -- The duration -- Those who move forward -- Breaking barriers -- Home by the sea -- The area rule -- Serendipity -- Turbulence -- Angle of attack -- Young, gifted, and black -- What a difference a day makes -- Outer space -- With all deliberate speed -- Model behavior -- Degrees of freedom -- Out of the past, the future -- America is for everybody -- To boldly go. -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Reading group guide. Margot Lee Shetterly. Includes bibliographical references (pages [319]-328) and index. United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Officials and employees Biography Women mathematicians United States Biography African American women Biography African American mathematicians Biography Space race Mujeres matemáticas Biografía Estados Unidos Mujeres afroamericanas Biografía QA 27.5 S554h 2016 510.92 9780062363602 160511 20230410132735.0 spa