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The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.

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had taken the unusual step of hiring women for the tedious and precise work of measuring and calculating the results of wind tunnel tests in 1935.

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Very first a African-American and a female mathematician in NACA

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Very first a African-American and a female mathematician in NACA

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"It's not because we wear a skirts, it's because we wear a glasses ;0) "

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Katherine was awarded the Presidential metal of Freedom 2015

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Katherine was awarded the Presidential metal of Freedom 2015

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NASA Mathematician, Recipient of Nations Highest Civilian Honor

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“I counted everything. I counted the steps to the road, the steps up to church, the number of dishes and silverware I washed … anything that could be counted, I did.” 

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“I counted everything. I counted the steps to the road, the steps up to church, the number of dishes and silverware I washed … anything that could be counted, I did.” 

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Born :
Katherine Coleman
August 26 1918
(age 99)
Hampton, Virginia
Occupation:
physicist, mathematician
Emplpyer:
NACA, NASA
Spouses:
James Goble (1939-1956)(dead), Jim Johnson(1959-)
Children:
3