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Eulalie Michel
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by Eulalie
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Katherine johnson: First black women to work in the nasa
Childhood & Personal Life
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Conclusion
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Awards and Legacy
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Her Achievements
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Thanks
Her Career at NASA
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Index
Childood: •Born the 26th of August 1918 in White Sulphut Springs, West Virginia under the name of Creola Katherine Coleman •Very talented in mathematics •Went through a lot of racism in high school
Personal Life: •Married to James Goble from 1939 to 1956 •Married to James Johnson from 1959 to 2019, with who she had 3 daughters •Found a job as a teacher in black school in Virginia in 1937
Childhood & Personal Life
Education: •Graduated at 14 years old •Attended to the West Virginia State College •Found a mentor in math at 18 => Professor W. W. Schieffelin Claytor
•Joined the National Advisory Comittee for Aeronautics (NACA)=>Hired as a "human computer" •Wasn't respected because she was a black women •Had more works given but wasn't recognized for it •Thanks to her contributions, she opened the way for women and colored people in the NASA
Her career in NASA
In 1960: She and Ted Skopinski coauthored "Determination of Azimuth Angle at Burnout for Placing a Satellite Over a Selected Earth Position" => first time a woman in the FRD received credits as a researcher for the mission In 1957 her contributions were vital to success many missions as: •The first human spaceflight by an American (Alan Shepard) •The Apollo 11 mission that landed humans on the moon
Her achievement
STEM Fields
Hidden Figures
Helped to inspire a new generation of black women and people to pursue careers in STEM fields
Congressional Gold Medal
2019: appreciation for her distinguished achievements and contributions
Presidential Medal of Freedom
2016: Movie about 3 black women working in the Nasa, in the shadow
Awards and Legacy
2015: President Barack Obama awarded her an America’s highest civilian honor.
Katherine Johnson was a strong women who finally got her and her work rightfully recognized. She was an American hero. She passed away the 24th of February 2020 at the age of 101 years old. The NASA administrator James Bridenstine made a speech on her honor to pay her tribute.
Conclusion
Sources: nasa.gov wikipedia.org science.nasa.gov
Thanks!