Meet the real women behind Hidden Figures.  

Mary Jackson’s unbelievable career trajectory saw her go from math teacher, to human computer, to aeronautical engineer. During the 1950s it’s likely she was the only black female in her field. When she made the transition to NASA in 1958, her research on aerodynamics and early IBM technology would help launch the first man into space.  

Jackson is one of the women whose work inspired the film Hidden Figures — a true story of three African American mathematicians who helped NASA launch the first Americans into space.

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