A Call For A Systemic Dismantling: These Women Refuse To Be Hidden Figures In The Development Of AI

Hidden Figures, written by Margot Lee Shetterly, tells the true story of African-American women mathematicians who worked at NASA in the early days of the U.S. space program. These women and their contributions were often overlooked, and they lived in a time when both racial and gender discrimination were visibly common. Despite this, these three women made significant contributions to the success of NASA’s missions, including the Mercury and Apollo programs. Their achievements, however, were hidden from the public view; their stories were not well-known until much later.

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