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  1. Margot Lee Shetterly (born June 30, 1969) is an American nonfiction writer who has also worked in investment banking and media startups. Her first book, Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Who Helped Win the Space Race (2016), is about African-American women mathematicians working at NASA who were ...

  2. Learn about Margot Lee Shetterly, the author of Hidden Figures, a book that reveals the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race. She is also the founder of The Human Computer Project, a research initiative to recover the names and achievements of all the women who worked at NACA and NASA.

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  4. Margot Lee Shetterly is the author of Hidden Figures, a book about the black women mathematicians who helped win the space race. She is also the founder of The Human Computer Project, a research initiative to recover the stories of all the women who worked as computers at NACA and NASA.

  5. Sep 8, 2016 · Learn how Margot Lee Shetterly uncovered the stories of the black women who worked as human computers at NASA and contributed to the space race. Her book and movie adaptation celebrate their achievements and challenges in the face of racism and sexism.

  6. Dec 6, 2016 · The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of Americas greatest achievements in space—a powerful, revelatory history essential to our understanding of race, discrimination, and achievement in modern America.

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  8. Nov 27, 2023 · Meet the ‘Geek’ Who Won UVA’s Distinguished Alumna Award. By. Alice Berry, aberry@virginia.edu. November 27, 2023. Margot Lee Shetterly, who graduated from the University in 1991, credits other women with making her success possible.

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