Margot Lee Shetterly

Margot Lee Shetterly is the Author of the #1 New York Times best-selling book Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race.

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“Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race” by Margot Lee Shetterly (William Morrow, $27.99): Soon to be a movie with Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae, “Hidden Figures” is the true story of the African-American women who were called into service as “human computers” at Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory during World War II and beyond.

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Those pieces finally coalesced into Margot Lee Shetterlyrecently released book, Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race, which debuted in the top 10 of the New York Times’ bestseller list on Sept. 25.

Shetterly’s book

Shetterly’s book recounts the true story of the black women mathematicians at NASA who helped achieve some of America’s greatest achievements in space, including winning the space race.

Ms. Margo Lee Shetterly

Ms. Margo Lee Shetterly is the author of the book “Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race.”

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The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by M. L. Shetterly.