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This Morgantown native excelled academically, graduating high school at age 15, and became a trailblazer for African American women in science and engineering. At NACA and NASA, her leadership and mathematical expertise were crucial to early U.S. space missions, particularly in computer calculations. Her recognition in Hidden Figures and the movie adaptation highlights her and other Black women mathematicians’ vital contributions to NASA’s success.
