Hidden History
The government agency dedicated to studying the science of flying that placed the job ad.
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
This title allowed NACA to pay women less.
subprofessional
Human "number crunchers" hired to process data at Langley were called this.
computers
The plural pronoun in the sentence: "Executive order opened up opportunities for African Americans, allowing them to work..."
them
Black employees at Langley could not use this basic amenity.
bathrooms
The Virginia city where the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory was located.
Hampton
Whenever a model needs to undergo testing in a controlled environment, researchers will need to _________ the conditions of the real world.
simulate
The name of the building where black female mathematicians were assigned to work.
West area
a plural pronoun replaces a _____________
plural noun
One of the three black mathematicians mentioned in the story.
Mary Jackson
The year female mathematicians were first hired to work at Langley.
1935
When a machine is not functioning correctly, NACA would bring in a mechanic and mathematician to _________ what is going on.
assess
As preparation for new workers' arrival, the Langley staff had to make __________.
metal signs that read "colored people"
A singular pronoun must agree in number with this type of antecedent.
singular noun
An executive order created what group that opened up new and exciting opportunities for African Americans?
The president who set a goal of producing 50,000 airplanes per year.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
A pilot who is agile and well-trained would very easily _______ their craft through a valley.
maneuver
The civil rights leader who pushed President Roosevelt to desegregate defense jobs
A. Philip Randolph
The noun antecedent that the pronoun "them" refers to:
"Executive order opened up opportunities for African Americans, allowing them to work..."
African Americans
_______________ meant that African Americans did not ride the same buses or eat in the same cafeterias as whites.
Virginia custom
The engineer-in-charge at Langley who popularized the slogan "Victory through air power!"
Henry Reid
Someone whose mind can solve complex math problems and examine logical data is __________.
analytical
Even without a photo on their application, Langley still knew candidates were Black because they went to these schools:
West Virginia State, Howard, Hampton Institute, or Arkansas AM&N
The word that a pronoun replaces or refers back to in a sentence.
antecedent
___________ was the black newspaper where readers were encouraged to apply for job openings.
Norfolk Journal and Guide