Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson. They made significant contributions to space flight in the 1960s. But their successes and struggles were not widely known until decades later. "'Hidden Figures ...

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 ...

The "Hidden Figures" were considered crucial to ... Three of the women — Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson — were honored posthumously. The fourth woman, Christine Darden ...