Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

Hidden Figures

Margot Lee Shetterly

349 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography feminism history race science informative inspiring slow-paced
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Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow South and the civil rights movement, Hidden Figures is the never-before-told story of NASA's African-American female mathematicians who played a crucial role in America's space program--and whose contributi...

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informative 92%
inspiring 75%
hopeful 36%
reflective 36%
challenging 18%
emotional 16%
adventurous 10%
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sad 2%
funny 1%
relaxing 1%
tense 1%

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