(Dorothy Vaughn in her twenties (left), Octavia Spencer (right); Photo credit: NASA archives) Dorothy Vaughan, one of the hidden figures in American space history that has long been swept under the ...

On Saturday, The La Crosse County Library celebrated Black History and Inspiration with a special presentation by the Bright ...

The main character is Katherine G. Johnson, played by Taraji P. Henson, a widow with three kids working at NASA’s West ...

Special to IFN The Iredell County Public Library has several community events planned throughout March in observance of Women ...

Learn about famous and obscure historical figures, attend after-hours parties at museums, or sip wine and beer crafted by ...

Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson to the big screen. These Black women helped NASA during the John Glenn space launch. Stories like this remind us of the bountifulness of Black History Month ...

Msgr. Paul v. Garrity In 1962, John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth in a spacecraft called Friendship 7. The mission was to complete 7 trips around the world but was cut short because ...

Women’s History Day Celebration at the National ... where actors bring Dorothy Vaughan and other historical figures to life onstage. March 11 at 10 and 11:15 a.m. pgparks.com.

Mary Jackson, NASA’s first Black female engineer, broke barriers and shifted the narrative for future generations of ...