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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 39, from the Historic American Engineering Record.

Hidden Figures No More: African American Women in Space Exploration

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Today’s post was written by Denise Dempsey a Science Reference Librarian.

The recent release of the new film Hidden Figures, based on the book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly, presents a great opportunity to learn more about the contributions of African American women to the Space Race and to space exploration.