Guess Who?
This woman calculated flight paths and was a math prodigy
Who is Katherine Johnson?
This war increased demand for mathematicians
What is World War II?
People who did calculations by hand
A: What are computers?
System that separated Black and white people
What is segregation?
Never giving up despite obstacles
perseverance?
She became a leader and learned programming
Who is Dorothy Vaughan?
Laws enforcing racial segregation
What are Jim Crow laws?
Type of math used for flight paths
What is geometry (or advanced math)?
A challenge Dorothy faced
What is not being promoted / unequal pay?
Being treated unfairly because of race
What is inequality/racism?
She wanted to become an engineer
Who is Mary Jackson?
NASA used to be called this
What is NACA?
Why math had to be exact
A: What is for safety and mission success?
Why Mary went to court......
She needed permission for this....
What is to attend an all-white school?
What do the women prove through their work?
What is they are just as capable (or more)?
This group of women were known as human calculators
Who are the West Area Computers?
The state where most of the story takes place
A: What is Virginia?
Machines that began replacing human computers
What are early computers/machines?
A workplace inequality Katherine faced
What is being excluded from meetings or recognition?
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She pushed to take classes at an all-white school
Who is Mary Jackson?
These separated facilities showed inequality
What are separate bathrooms/schools/workspaces?
Dorothy learned this to stay valuable
What is programming?
The biggest barrier all three women faced
What is racism or segregation
One word that describes all three women
Answers vary: determined, brave, resilient