startorialist: In honor of Hidden Figures being nominated for two Oscars yesterday, here’s a reminde
startorialist: In honor of Hidden Figures being nominated for two Oscars yesterday, here’s a reminder of the amazing fall collection from Slow Factory all about “Women Who Inspire” and featuring Katherine Johnson herself (Taraji P. Henson’s character in the film). From the Slow Factory website: Born August 26, 1918, Katherine Johnson is an American physicist, space scientist, and mathematician. She made fundamental contributions to the United States’ aeronautics and space programs with the early application of digital electronic computers at NASA. Known for accuracy in computerized celestial navigation, her technical leadership work at NASA spanned decades where she calculated the trajectories, launch windows and emergency back-up return paths for many flights from Project Mercury including the early NASA missions of John Glenn, Alan Shepard, the 1969 Apollo 11 flight to the Moon and continued work through the Space Shuttle program and on early plans for the Mission to Mars. The Katherine Johnson scarf is currently sold out, but there’s a chance of a restock so watch this space…!* As for Hidden Figures, it was nominated for Best Picture and for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Octavia Spencer as Dorothy Vaughan). This film is so so important because it highlights the vital work done by women at the start of the space program who were left out of the history books due to the color of their skin. If you haven’t seen the film yet, get thee to a movie theater. FYI, the film is based on the book (of the same name) by Margot Lee Shetterly which is a fantastic read. There’s even a young readers version as well. Go watch, read, and share the story of these amazing women! - Summer *pun always intended ;) -- source link