hidden figures summary

Hidden Figures -- Synopsis/Main Themes

Introduction

The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly features the real life events about four Black women who participated in some of NASA's greatest successes. These four women are Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden.

​This novel is a proof that you can be anything you want to be no matter the circumstances as long as you try and fight for what you believe in.

​Being Resilient

The novel tells an important story of civil rights and feminism in the United States, it also tells about what was arguably one of the biggest achievements for NASA in spaceflight history

​The Civil Rights Movement

The novel teaches you to respect everyone around you no matter their race or gender and teaches you to respect your friendships and relationships with the people around you.

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Respect