History, what happened with nasa on this date . September 8, 1967, the surveyor 5 launched, september 8, 1983, satcom 7 launched. September 8th, sts 106 launched. Today, september 8, 2016, Margot Lee Shetterly Lee Shetterly publicly Lee Shetterly publicly launches her book story of the black women mathematicians who helped win the space race. [applause] i believe you know Margot Lee Shetterly. They couldnt wait to see her again. She was born and raised in virginia, graduated the university of virginia with a degree in finance, generous independent researcher, entrepreneur and cocreator of english language magazine with her husband aaron, margo is daughter of one of the first nasa black mail engineers, grew up among many figures, the founder of Alfred P Sloan Foundation Fellow and recipient of the Virginia Foundation of humanities grant for her research into the history of women, lives in charlottesville, virginia. Anonymous is history, usually a woman. Let me say that again. Anonymous
Untold story of the black women mathematicians who helped win the space race. Hear her journey about writing this remarkable story that combines the rich intersection of the civil rights era, the space race, the cold war and the movement for gender equality. As an anthropologist with an admiration for history, i was curious about this date, september 8th. What happened with nasa on this date. So september 8th, 1967, the surveyor v launched. 1983, sat com vii launched. And today, september 8th, 2016, Margot Lee Shetterly publicly launches her book [laughter] Hidden Figures into the literary world. [applause] so a little bit on margot. I know many of you you know her, or went to school with her. Margot was raised right here in hampton, virginia. She graduated from the university of virginia with a degree in finance. A journalist, independent researcher, entrepreneur and cocreator of an englishlanguage monthly magazine with her husband, aaron, margot is the daughter of one of the first na
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