Known mainly from the 2016 award winning film “hidden figures” and the book by Margot lee Shetterly, Mary Winston Jackson, was a brilliant African woman who worked as African American woman who worked as an aeronautical engineer at NASA, during the years of segregation.
Prior to her accomplishments, Mary Winston Jackson was just an ordinary girl born Hampton, Virginia. She attended an all-black school, and graduated with unbelievably high grades. And if that is not enough, she also received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and physical science.
In 1951, Mary landed a job at NACA (national advisory committee for aeronautics) as what was known as a “human computer”. While working there, she faced