Hidden figures : the true story of four black women and the space race
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Shetterly, Margot Lee
Contributors
Conkling, Winifred, author.
Freeman, Laura (Illustrator), illustrator.
Shetterly, Margot Lee. Hidden figures
Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]
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Subjects

LC Subjects
African American mathematicians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Coretta Scott King (illustrator) Honor book -- 2019.
Space race -- Juvenile literature.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women mathematicians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Other Subjects
African American mathematicians.
African American women.
African Americans -- Biography.
Space race.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Biography.
Women -- Biography.
Women mathematicians.

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Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780062742469 (hardback), 0062742469 (hardback)
Reading Level
MG
Level 8.2, 6 Points
Lexile measure
980
Notes
Description
Explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributions of NASA's African American women mathematicians to America's space program, describing how Jim Crow laws segregated them despite their groundbreaking successes. Includes biographies on Dorothy Jackson Vaughan (1910-2008), Mary Winston Jackson (1921-2005), Katherine Colman Goble Johnson (1918-), Dr. Christine Mann Darden (1942-).
Awards
Coretta Scott King (illustrator) Honor book, 2019.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Shetterly, M. L., Conkling, W., Freeman, L., & Shetterly, M. L. (2018). Hidden figures: the true story of four black women and the space race. (First edition). Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Margot Lee Shetterly et al.. 2018. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Margot Lee Shetterly et al.. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Shetterly, M. L., Conkling, W., Freeman, L. and Shetterly, M. L. (2018). Hidden figures: the true story of four black women and the space race. First edn New York, NY: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Shetterly, Margot Lee, Winifred Conkling, Laura (Illustrator) Freeman, and Margot Lee Shetterly. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race. First edition, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018.

Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.

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