On 26 August 2016, Katherine Johnson, one of NASA's "human computers," will turn 96. That day is also Women's Equality Day. Can we get Katherine Johnson connected to the World Wide Tree in time for that event?
Just 47 years ago, men first set foot on the moon. That famous moment would never have been possible without the efforts and mathematical genius of Katherine Johnson and her colleagues. These black women overcame the prejudice against them both as women and as blacks.
The experiences of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson as they worked at NASA to help make Apollo 11 and that famous first step for mankind possible are the subject of the book Hidden Figures, by Margot Lee Shetterly, which has now been made into a major motion picture, due out in January 2017.
You can watch the trailer to the movie at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK8xHq6dfAo
See also her Wikipedia profile: Katherine Johnson.
Let's help make sure this brilliant and courageous woman gets the recognition she deserves by establishing her connection.
