Hidden Women: The African-American Mathematicians of NASA Who Helped America Win the Space Race
by Rebecca Rissman
Tells the gripping story of four female African-American mathematicians who literally... read more
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Year Published 2018
Word Count 12,241
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 820L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 195521, 2 AR Points
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- African American mathematicians
- African American women
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
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