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The women who helped NASA launch the space race were honored in a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony today. Called the "Hidden Figures," they played a pivotal role from the 1930's to the 1970's, but ...

Congressional Gold Medals were bestowed on a group of Black women who dared to boldly go where no woman had gone before: the labs and offices of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration where ...

The group of female mathematicians and engineers were honored in a ceremony. A group of Black female mathematicians, aeronautical engineers and human computers whose groundbreaking work for NASA ...

A group of Black female scientists and mathematicians known as NASA's “ Hidden Figures” were honored with Congressional Gold Medals on Wednesday, the highest award given to citizens by Congress, for ...

The women who were portrayed in “Hidden Figures,” will receive gold medals. Three African American women who were portrayed in the 2016 film, "Hidden Figures," will receive Congressional Gold Medals.