The hidden figures of the space race were recognized with Congress’ highest honor at a medal ceremony on Wednesday.
The four Black women, whose pioneering work put Americans on the Moon, were honored with the body's highest civilian honor ...
The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to the families of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson and Christine ...
Four pioneering Black women received Congressional Gold Medals for their contributions to early efforts at space exploration ...
Though they may never shed the label, the women who worked for NASA as human computers during the space race are no longer "hidden figures," and they now have Congressional Gold Medals to prove it.
A group of Black female scientists and mathematicians known as NASA's “Hidden Figures” were honored Wednesday with ...
As authorized by Congress, the medals were bestowed to Christine Darden and posthumously to Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson and Dorothy Vaughan. A separate Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The hidden figures of the space race were ... Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson and Christine Darden at the U.S. Capitol. Darden watched the ceremony from her Connecticut home.