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  • What obstacle did Mary Jackson face when trying to become an engineer?
    She had to petition to take classes at an all-white school.
  • What historical event was NASA preparing for in Hidden Figures?
    John Glenn’s orbital spaceflight.
  • Why did Katherine Johnson have to run long distances at work?
    Because the “colored” bathroom was far away from her office.
  • How did John Glenn show trust in Katherine Johnson’s calculations?
    He asked for her to personally check the numbers before his launch.
  • What did Dorothy Vaughan do to help the other African-American women at NASA?
    She learned how to program the IBM computer and taught her team so they wouldn’t lose their jobs.
  • Why did Dorothy Vaughan teach herself FORTRAN?
    To prepare for working with IBM computers and ensure she and her team kept their jobs.
  • Why was Mary Jackson’s request to take engineering classes significant?
    She had to get special permission from a judge to attend an all-white school.
  • What was the main message of Hidden Figures?
    The importance of equality, perseverance, and breaking racial barriers in science.
  • What was Katherine Johnson's main role at NASA?
    She was a mathematician who calculated flight trajectories.
  • Who were the three main African-American women featured in Hidden Figures?
    Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson
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