The four words, ‘Based on a true story’ can be a blessing or a curse for a movie - for every Sully, there’s a World Trade Center. Hidden Figures throws light on a vital part of social and space history, something that the majority of the population won’t have any idea about. That’s a crying shame, not just because it’s an injustice to all involved but also because it’s a big piece of the jigsaw.
Hidden Figures tells the story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson who are three brilliant African-American women that worked at NASA and were the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. Together they crossed a number of significant boundaries, including gender and race lines but it’s something that isn’t talked about enough, and certainly not loudly enough, for people to hear.
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Hidden Figures tells the story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson who are three brilliant African-American women that worked at NASA and were the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. Together they crossed a number of significant boundaries, including gender and race lines but it’s something that isn’t talked about enough, and certainly not loudly enough, for people to hear.
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