VIRTUAL - Hidden Figures & Other Women of NASA
Thursday, March 97:00—8:00 PMOnlineNeedham Free Public Library1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02494
VIRTUAL - Hidden Figures & Other Women of NASA
THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 7:00—8:00 PM
Online - Courtesy of the Wellesley Free Public Library
**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Meeting via email.**
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Hosted by the Wellesley Free Public Library, in collaboration with the Needham Free Public Library.
Even before the space age began when the U.S.S.R. orbited Sputnik in 1957, women worked at NASA although many were excluded from the early days of the astronaut corps. Through the movie Hidden Figures, we learned that NASA even had women, many of whom were African American, working as “Human Computers” performing highly complex mathematical calculations by hand. Celebrate Women’s History Month and explore the lives of the many women who made their dreams of careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics come true at NASA, and who have been an essential part of the space program since its inception.
Presented by Pat Monteith, Solar System Ambassador. As a teen, Pat Monteith wanted to work for NASA. As often happens, she ended up in another career - in public radio management. After retiring several years ago Pat's interest in the space program was rekindled. She was selected as a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador in 2016, a role in which she has conducted several dozen programs for children and adults about NASA and various space science topics.
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