Summary Of Miriam Mann's Hidden Figure

In the nonfiction book Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly, Miriam Mann showed confidence. This helped her overcome many things, including the societal problem of racism. In the book, Miriam works at a aeronautical science lab that was part of NASA. In the cafeteria, there was a very offensive sign. It read: “Colored Computers.” Miriam did not let the hate get to her, she took the sign and put it in her purse. The book states, “Dorothy and the other West Computers watched as Miriam slipped the sign into her purse.” Miriam’s husband later said, “They are going to fire you over that sign, Miriam.” She replied with, “Then they’re just going to have to do it.” This piece of evidence shows how brave Miriam Mann really was. There were so many