Book · 2016 · United States
Hidden Figures
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They dropped the movie Hidden Figures years ago, right? And that's a great movie about women who were behind the scenes. I don't know how true it is, but it's a great movie.
Megyn Kelly · The Megyn Kelly Show · Apr 2025 Listen at 7:01 The best things said about it
So you just an event with the author of hidden figures there's kind of a moment right now for these books it seems about women.
So um the the the movie in the book hidden figures seems to have it's gotten a lot of praise but it seems a struck a chord and galvanize people why do you think that is.
And Margot Lee shedly has a book called hidden figures uh that is a look at the scientists the um predominantly female African-American scientists.
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Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly is a compelling historical nonfiction book that uncovers the vital contributions of African-American women mathematicians who played a crucial role at NASA during the space race. On The Megyn Kelly Show, Megyn Kelly brought up the film adaptation of Hidden Figures to contrast historical women working behind the scenes with modern celebrity space flight, noting its widespread acclaim despite questioning the absolute accuracy of specific cinematic elements. On The Book Review, Greg Cowles discussed Shetterly's book as a look into predominantly female African-American scientists, while Gilbert Cruz brought it up alongside other works highlighting women during a notable literary moment. On the a16z Podcast, Christine Darden reflected on how the book portrayed NASA as an unusually advanced and enlightened employer for that specific historical period. Jeff Jordan also joined the a16z Podcast discussion alongside Darden, noting that both the book and the movie had struck a strong chord and galvanized audiences. Darden responded that the story resonated deeply because it successfully brought long-overdue attention to the significant work of Black women and provided inspiring role models for future generations in STEM fields.
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Christine Darden actually it's amazing that the book portrays NASA is one of the most advanced and lightened employers in th… 1
“actually it's amazing that the book portrays NASA is one of the most advanced and lightened employers in the area at the time”
Gilbert Cruz so you just an event with the author of hidden figures there's kind of a moment right now for these books i… 1
“so you just an event with the author of hidden figures there's kind of a moment right now for these books it seems about women”
Greg Cowles and Margot Lee shedly has a book called hidden figures uh that is a look at the scientists the um predomina… 1
“and Margot Lee shedly has a book called hidden figures uh that is a look at the scientists the um predominantly female African-American scientists”
Jeff Jordan so um the the the movie in the book hidden figures seems to have it's gotten a lot of praise but it seems a… 1
“so um the the the movie in the book hidden figures seems to have it's gotten a lot of praise but it seems a struck a chord and galvanize people why do you think that is”
Megyn Kelly They dropped the movie Hidden Figures years ago, right? And that's a great movie about women who were behin… 1
“They dropped the movie Hidden Figures years ago, right? And that's a great movie about women who were behind the scenes. I don't know how true it is, but it's a great movie.”
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“today's episode is based on an event with dr. Christine Darden one of the mathematicians hidden figures was based on in conversation with general partner Jeff Jordan about her career and experience at NASA”