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Congress honors NASA's Hidden Figures

The four Black women, whose pioneering work put Americans on the Moon, were honored with the body's highest honor

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Hidden Figures Honored With Congressional Gold Medal

Congress honors pioneering Black women mathematicians for pivotal contributions to U.S. space program. Ceremony highlights legacy and impact on history.

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NASA's 'Hidden Figures' women awarded Congressional Gold Medals

Though they may never shed the label, the women who worked for NASA as human computers during the space race are no longer "hidden figures," and they now have Congressional Gold Medals to prove it.

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'Hidden Figures' of the space race receive Congress' highest honor at medal ceremony

The hidden figures of the space race have been recognized with Congress’ highest honor at a medal ceremony

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Once ‘Hidden Figures,’ now Congressional Gold Medal recipients - Roll Call

Congress honors Black women who propelled America in the space race, including Katherine Johnson, Christine Darden, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson.

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Capitol Lens | Not-so-hidden figures - Roll Call

Joylette Hylick and Katherine Moore (daughters of “Hidden Figures’” Katherine Johnson) accept the Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday.

Roll Call

NASA marks moon landing anniversary by dedicating building to 'women of Apollo'

NASA is honoring 'hidden figure' Dorothy Vaughan and all of the women who contributed to the Apollo program with the naming of a building at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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Best biographies of powerful and inspirational women to celebrate International Women’s Day

From a former FLOTUS to stars of the stage, the must-reads to enlighten your bookshelf

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The AI industry is on the verge of becoming another boys' club. We’re all going to lose out if it does

A recent New York Times article released a list of people “behind the dawn of the modern artificial intelligence movement” – and not a single woman was named. It came less than a week after news of a fake auto-generated woman being listed as a speaker on the agenda for…

The Conversation

Celebrate 400 years of moon maps for Apollo 11's anniversary (gallery)

The Library of Congress has 400 years of moon maps from around the world. Explore the moon in centuries of maps to celebrate the first-ever human moon landing in 1969.

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30 amazing women in science and math

From the first woman to win a Nobel Prize to the discoverer of jumping genes, here are some of the women who have made major contributions to science and mathematics.

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