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Feb 2022
1h 35m

With a paper and a pencil and her mind -...

Ladies & Tangents
About this episode
It's Black History Month and we wanted to highlight an incredible story of three women who were the backbone of NASA in the 60's. We cannot wait to tell you all about Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson & Dorthy Vaughan. These people went above and beyond to break barriers for black women in STEM & the workplace in general during the civil rights movement. It is ... Show More
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