Not only did women outsmarted men on an unfair playing field where women were at a disadvantage, but they beat them at their own game. Based on socially constructed opinions, men are said to be better with numbers than women. Nevertheless, a woman was the first to figure out how to safely send a man into space and how to return alive. This was the beginning of many moon landings and space traveling. Unfortunately, it was an accomplishment that was swept under the rug, simply because it was achieved by a woman working in a predominantly male workforce. (St. Martin, 2017, Para. 1&2) wrote, “Fame has finally found Katherine Johnson – and it only took a half-century, six moon landings, a best-selling book and an Oscar-nominated movie… For more
