"Hidden Figures" is a 2016 biographical drama that unveils the untold story of three African-American women mathematicians—Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson—who played pivotal roles at NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program. Their groundbreaking work was instrumental in launching astronaut John Glenn into orbit, breaking both racial and gender barriers in the process. The film received critical acclaim and won the Outstanding Motion Picture award at the 2017 NAACP Image Awards.
