That doesn’t seem to be the case.
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But Katherine herself said that she was only part of large teams to do hand calculations in a time of limited computer capability. And there were large teams to check the other teams. That the movie tries to portray that Katherine was a key figure in the program is extremely misleading.
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Only in Movieland is it true!
An honest women, part of the TEAM that got us in space!
I applaud her above honesty as much as I do her technical contribution!
I have only the film to go by. It portrayed her and others as walking an outrageous distance to get to a Colored Only restroom, through all kinds of weather. It also showed her “superiors” belittling her and browbeating her when she told them things they didn’t like. So she was a sweet lady, a team player and “knew her place”. That doesn’t excuse how she and others were treated. I am not a bleeding heart. I think the likes of Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, et al should have been exposed and put in their place long ago. But honest, diligent people are a whole different category.