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Hidden Figures
An upcoming movie, Hidden Figures, tells the story of African-American mathematicians who helped get America's space program off the ground.
Hidden Figures trailer
The first trailer for the movie Hidden Figures was released recently.
Toy company Lego to produce Women of NASA set
And their choices are truly stellar.
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World
Rachel Ignotofsky, illustrator and author of a book featuring fifty women scientists throughout history, had an interview with mental_floss.
Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson was a "human computer" at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (later NASA), doing the math that would get Alan Shepard, John Glenn, and Buzz Aldrin to space and back.
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Anahit
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Moremi Ajasoro
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Benazir Bhutto
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Rosalind Franklin
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Hortense Mancini
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Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
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Lolita
The poster child for childhood abuse, nobody should ever make a kids' movie about her.
Te Ao-Kapurangi
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Mai Bhago
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