Hidden figures : the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race [book discussion kit]
(Book Club Kit)

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Author
Shetterly, Margot Lee.
Contributors
Pioneer Library System.
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Subjects

LC Subjects
African American mathematicians.
African American women -- Biography.
Biographies.
Book clubs (Discussion groups)
Group reading.
Space race.
United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administrations -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
Women mathematicians -- United States -- Biography.

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Format
Book Club Kit
Physical Desc
10 identical volumes (349 pages ; 21 cm) in tote bag + 1 audiobook on CD (9 audio discs (approximately 11 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/ 4in.) + 1 notebook with discussion guide, author information, discussion group tips.
Language
English

Notes

General Note
Title from tag attached to tote bag.
General Note
Assembled by the Collection Development staff of the Pioneer Library System for use by book discussion groups.
General Note
Copies of book published: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2016.
General Note
Copy of audiobook published: Harper Audio/Blackston Publishing, 2016.
General Note
Discussion guide, author information and discussion group tips contained in accompanying notebook.
Participants/Performers
Read by Robin Miles.
Description
Starting in World War II and moving through to the Cold War, the civil rights movement, and the space race, [this book] follows the interwoven accounts of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, four African American women who participated in some of NASA's greatest successes. It chronicles their careers over nearly three decades they faced challenges, forged alliances, and used their intellect to change their own lives, and their country's future.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Shetterly, M. L. (2017). Hidden figures: the American dream and the untold story of the Black women mathematicians who helped win the space race [book discussion kit] (OWWL Book Club Kit.). [Pioneer Library System].

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Shetterly, Margot Lee. 2017. Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race [book Discussion Kit]. [Pioneer Library System].

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Shetterly, Margot Lee. Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race [book Discussion Kit] [Pioneer Library System], 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Shetterly, Margot Lee. Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race [book Discussion Kit] OWWL Book Club Kit., [Pioneer Library System], 2017.

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