Hidden Women

Author : Margot Lee Shetterly
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780062881885

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Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly Pdf

Based on the New York Times bestselling book and the Academy Award–nominated movie, author Margot Lee Shetterly and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award winner Laura Freeman bring the incredibly inspiring true story of four black women who helped NASA launch men into space to picture book readers! Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math…really good. They participated in some of NASA's greatest successes, like providing the calculations for America's first journeys into space. And they did so during a time when being black and a woman limited what they could do. But they worked hard. They persisted. And they used their genius minds to change the world. In this beautifully illustrated picture book edition, we explore the story of four female African American mathematicians at NASA, known as "colored computers," and how they overcame gender and racial barriers to succeed in a highly challenging STEM-based career. "Finally, the extraordinary lives of four African American women who helped NASA put the first men in space is available for picture book readers," proclaims Brightly in their article "18 Must-Read Picture Books of 2018." "Will inspire girls and boys alike to love math, believe in themselves, and reach for the stars."

Author : Rebecca Rissman
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781515799603

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Hidden Women by Rebecca Rissman Pdf

Tells the gripping story of four female African-American mathematicians who literally made it possible to launch US rockets--and astronauts--into space. Tells the thrilling tale of how each woman contributed, the struggles and resistance each experienced, and the amazing results. Consultants currently works for NASA.

Author : Caroline Criado Perez
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781683353140

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Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez Pdf

#1 International Bestseller Winner of the 2019 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award Winner of the 2019 Royal Society Science Book Prize A landmark, prize-winning, international bestselling examination of how a gender gap in data perpetuates bias and disadvantages women, now in paperback Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development to health care to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. But because so much data fails to take into account gender, because it treats men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. And women pay tremendous costs for this insidious bias, in time, in money, and often with their lives. Celebrated feminist advocate Caroline Criado Perez investigates this shocking root cause of gender inequality in the award-winning, #1 international bestseller Invisible Women. Examining the home, the workplace, the public square, the doctor’s office, and more, Criado Perez unearths a dangerous pattern in data and its consequences on women’s lives. Product designers use a “one-size-fits-all” approach to everything from pianos to cell phones to voice recognition software, when in fact this approach is designed to fit men. Cities prioritize men’s needs when designing public transportation, roads, and even snow removal, neglecting to consider women’s safety or unique responsibilities and travel patterns. And in medical research, women have largely been excluded from studies and textbooks, leaving them chronically misunderstood, mistreated, and misdiagnosed. Built on hundreds of studies in the United States, in the United Kingdom, and around the world, and written with energy, wit, and sparkling intelligence, this is a groundbreaking, highly readable exposé that will change the way you look at the world.

Author : Margot Lee Shetterly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : African American mathematicians
ISBN : 0008201293

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Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly Pdf

The true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America's greatest achievements in space.

Author : Rebecca Rissman
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781515799641

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Hidden Women by Rebecca Rissman Pdf

Includes stories about Katherine Johnson, Miriam Mann, Mary Jackson, Dorothy Vaughn, Annie Easley, and Christine Darden.

Author : Kathy Coffey
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781570754777

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Hidden Women of the Gospels by Kathy Coffey Pdf

A shepherdess who raced to the manger...a bride who saw Jesus turn water into wine...these are among the more than twenty rich imaginings of women hinted at in the Gospels, whose stories will enthrall and inspire.

Author : Coffey, Kathy
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608338481

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More Hidden Women of the Gospels by Coffey, Kathy Pdf

"A companion to her previous Hidden Women of the Gospels, this new volume tells stories or "midrash" based on named or unnamed women who appear in the Gospels and Acts of the Apostles"--

Author : Greta Rana
Publisher : Roli Books Private Limited
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789351940463

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Hidden Women: The Ruling Women of the Rana Dynasty by Greta Rana Pdf

Hidden Women are women about whom we know nothing, or very little, so they are shades or shadows in the life of Jung Bahadur Rana who founded the Rana dynasty that ruled Nepal for 104 years. Nothing is written about the women in his life except that against his wishes they committed sati when he was cremated. Strong and independent women, they had influence on him, enjoyed a prominent place in his life, and ironically the one he admired most tried to kill him. It is a novel look at his story, worn out by many Nepali writers, as it is the first time being told through the eyes of the women in his life. Thoroughly researched, Greta Rana builds together a feasible picture of how women lived and thought, hoped and died in a restrictive feudal society.

Author : Jacqueline Stewart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1973336464

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Hidden Women by Jacqueline Stewart Pdf

New finds call for another look at women in European history. Ever more convincingly, buried treasures show that Europe's ancient Celts valued females in ways that later empires did not. Archaeology is uncovering vast differences between these family-centric populations and the Roman Empire that fueled its expansion by conquest, occupation and enslavement of Celtic peoples. Over the past 2000 years, institutionalized sexism has carried Rome's elitist male domination all the way to the present. Along with the riches that have been found in women's burial chambers, excavations across the continent reveal a surprising consistency in technological capabilities, communication and trade networks of Iron Age Celts. Ancient tombs and treasure troves throughout Great Britain, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Austria, Slovenia give insights into a formerly vibrant culture that is no longer recognized. Hidden Women brings vantage views into this wealthy, productive, nature-loving civilization with photos of Celtic gold, sumptuous landscapes and telltale traces. Common threads, beautifully woven by women and men through the ages, trace right up to the present day. Recognizing the Celtic legacy of connection to the primordial homeland restores all of Europe to all Europeans, including women.

Author : Virginia Bernhard
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0826209580

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Hidden Histories of Women in the New South by Virginia Bernhard Pdf

Representing some of the best and most recent scholarly work in the field, the subjects of these essays reflect the diversity of southern women's lives. Women in prisons, in mental institutions, in labor unions; women activists for temperance, suffrage, birth control, and civil rights; women at home and in public life: all add their individual histories to help reshape the terrain of the American past.

Author : Sue Bradford Edwards,Duchess Harris, JD, PhD
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781680797404

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Hidden Human Computers: The Black Women of NASA by Sue Bradford Edwards,Duchess Harris, JD, PhD Pdf

Hidden Human Computers discusses how in the 1950s, black women made critical contributions to NASA by performing calculations that made it possible for the nation's astronauts to fly into space and return safely to Earth. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Author : FOLORUNSHO MEJABI
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781329685253

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MYSTERIES OF WOMEN HIDDEN TREASURES by FOLORUNSHO MEJABI Pdf

Author : Katherine Johnson,Joylette Hylick,Katherine Moore
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780062897695

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My Remarkable Journey by Katherine Johnson,Joylette Hylick,Katherine Moore Pdf

The remarkable woman at heart of the smash New York Times bestseller and Oscar-winning film Hidden Figures tells the full story of her life, including what it took to work at NASA, help land the first man on the moon, and live through a century of turmoil and change. In 2015, at the age of 97, Katherine Johnson became a global celebrity. President Barack Obama awarded her the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom—the nation’s highest civilian honor—for her pioneering work as a mathematician on NASA’s first flights into space. Her contributions to America’s space program were celebrated in a blockbuster and Academy-award nominated movie. In this memoir, Katherine shares her personal journey from child prodigy in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia to NASA human computer. In her life after retirement, she served as a beacon of light for her family and community alike. Her story is centered around the basic tenets of her life—no one is better than you, education is paramount, and asking questions can break barriers. The memoir captures the many facets of this unique woman: the curious “daddy’s girl,” pioneering professional, and sage elder. This multidimensional portrait is also the record of a century of racial history that reveals the influential role educators at segregated schools and Historically Black Colleges and Universities played in nurturing the dreams of trailblazers like Katherine. The author pays homage to her mentor—the African American professor who inspired her to become a research mathematician despite having his own dream crushed by racism. Infused with the uplifting wisdom of a woman who handled great fame with genuine humility and great tragedy with enduring hope, My Remarkable Journey ultimately brings into focus a determined woman who navigated tough racial terrain with soft-spoken grace—and the unrelenting grit required to make history and inspire future generations.

Author : Michael A. Bernard
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-17
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781499073256

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The Truth That's Hidden From Women by Michael A. Bernard Pdf

“THE INCREDIBLE TRUTH” The neutrality of knowing the true nature of men present situation of conflict between men and women is a complex, but the dream of finding the truth is here and it is a natural and normal human instinct perfectly achievable. “THE TRUTH THAT’S HIDDEN FROM WOMEN” Is the things men don’t want you to know about them, it is their desire, fantasy, and practice which is not normal, in this book is where all the women power lies to fight complexity, adversities, fear, and despair within a relationship, not to mention the lethal power you will achieve to balance every obstacle that rise up against you.

Author : Svetlana Tomic
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781793631992

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The Hidden History of New Women in Serbian Culture by Svetlana Tomic Pdf

Settled in the nineteenth century, a period of national liberation, this book presents facts about the contribution of women to Serbian culture. The story is, however, of an equal contemporary as well as of historical relevance: work of these authors remained hidden as they were neither adequately evaluated in school curriculums and textbooks, nor recognized by the general public. Does the absence from textbooks and literary histories imply their literature is not worth reading? Or, that the histories of literature are simply biased and inadequate? The answers to these questions are elaborated in this book. The author carefully investigates the strategies of historians and official politics of remembrance, arguing that the link between women's education and emancipation of the society has yet to be properly explained. The reader, whether a student, researcher, social scientist, or an intellectual interested in the history, social development, literature, or politics of Serbia, or the Balkan in general, will benefit from the numerous original sources consulted. This book is a reminder that understanding society means uncovering the hidden and giving voice to the ignored, providing evidence that contradicts dominant theories, rather than simply repeating what we are told.