The Women of Hidden Figures

What new special job did Dorothy Vaughan receive at Langley?

• first math teacher

• first African American female supervisor

• first human-computer

• first female astronautical

Which was a problem faced by women after WWII ended, and men returned home from war?

• loss or fear of losing their jobs

• schools closed down

• no childcare

• shortage in production of women's clothing

Which of the following fears existed and impacted American life in the 1950s?

• WWII would never end

• climate change

• water shortage from severe drought

• spread of communism and Russian spies

While leading a Girl Scout troop, Mary Jackson and the girls sang "Pick a Bale of Cotton." What upset Mary about the song and made her tell the girls to STOP singing?

• The song made slavery sound much worse than Mary thought it was before.

• The song reinforced all the worst stereotypes about what it meant to be black.

• The song lyrics included curse words.

• Mary did not like the writer of the song.

“The women knew the best way to fight discrimination at work was to do their work as well as they possibly could.” What does the quote from the book tell us about the women of Hidden Figures?

• They were determined to succeed in their role at NACA despite the prejudice they faced.

• The women wanted to protest.

• The women did not experience discrimination once they became NACA employees.

• Most women were afraid to speak up to their bosses.

When she was approached for help by the women of the East Side computers, who did Dorothy send to work for the department?

• Miriam Mann

• herself

• Mary Winston Jackson

• Dorothy Hoover

What caused the other women to laugh at Mary Winston Jackson?

• She brought her lunch to work.

• She asked for the location of the bathroom.

• She wore heels to work.

• She did not know where to find the coffee pot in the breakroom.

While working as a mathematician in the Supersonic Pressure Tunnel, Mary's calculations were questioned by her division chief. What was the result?

• Mary lost her job because her numbers were off.

• Mary became angry, defensive, and began to cry making her appear weak to her co-workers.

• Mary stood by her numbers, and the division chief soon discovered that her answers were actually correct.

• Mary asked to be moved back to the West Computers division.

Like many other women, what was Katherine's job before joining NACA?

• lawyer

• laundromat attendant

• office secretary

• school teacher

What was special about Katherine Johnson's college career?

• She attended at a very early age and was one of only 3 African-Americans invited to desegregate an all-white college during her graduate studies.

• She did not attend college; after high school, she went straight into the workforce.

• She quickly became a student-professor because she was so intelligent.

• She attended classes for a short time, but she never actually received any college degree.