Hidden Figures Shetterly Summary

In the excerpt from chapter 9 of Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly, hard work and ability were not rewarded without other considerations. In the 1940’s and 50’s, women had to prove that they were capable of doing the same things as men. It was easy for men to do good in life “Women, on the other hand, had to work much harder to overcome other people’s low expectations (Shetterly 9)” to do good in life. Since women were looked upon so poorly, it was hard for them to get rewarded without other considerations. In addition, it was no different in the workspace, women were still looked upon poorly. Mostly all of the “men were blind to the fact that a woman might have the same ambitions as a man (Shetterly 9)” in the workplace. It was harder