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"Breaking Barriers
Dorothy Vaughan and her husband saw each other on holidays and occasional weekends. They added two more children to their family, and for the younger ones, Newsome Park was the only home they knew. Dorothy loved staying home to take care of the new babies, but there was never a question that she would return to work as soon as possible after the children were old enough to stay with a babysitter. Dorothy’s job at Langley provided the economic stability for the family.
While Dorothy and her children missed their family back in Farmville, friends from the West Computing office filled the void left by aunts and uncles and cousins. The group from West Computing began a summertime tradition of organizing a picnic at Log Cabin Beach—a segregated beach built exclusively for black people. At Log Cabin, black families were able to enjoy being outside without “Colored” signs to remind them of their place.
Dorothy earned a good salary —$2,400 a year, twice the average monthly wage for black women in the 1940s. When the laboratory operated on a twenty- four-hour schedule during the war, Dorothy had worked the 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. shift, taking care of her family by day and crunching numbers at night. " (Chapter 9, Hidden Figures)
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"Breaking Barriers
Dorothy Vaughan and her husband saw each other on holidays and occasional weekends. They added two more children to their family, and for the younger ones, Newsome Park was the only home they knew. Dorothy loved staying home to take care of the new babies, but there was never a question that she would return to work as soon as possible after the children were old enough to stay with a babysitter. Dorothy’s job at Langley provided the economic stability for the family.
While Dorothy and her children missed their family back in Farmville, friends from the West Computing office filled the void left by aunts and uncles and cousins. The group from West Computing began a summertime tradition of organizing a picnic at Log Cabin Beach—a segregated beach built exclusively for black people. At Log Cabin, black families were able to enjoy being outside without “Colored” signs to remind them of their place.
Dorothy earned a good salary —$2,400 a year, twice the average monthly wage for black women in the 1940s. When the laboratory operated on a twenty- four-hour schedule during the war, Dorothy had worked the 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. shift, taking care of her family by day and crunching numbers at night. " (Chapter 9, Hidden Figures)
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"But providing for the needs of six children meant that vacations didn’t come along often. Dorothy was frugal. She sewed clothes for herself and her children, clipped coupons, and wore shoes until her feet pushed through the worn soles.
She sacrificed for her children. Many evenings, Dorothy came home from work and made dinner for the family. After putting the meal on the table, she walked around the block until the children were done eating. She then ate only the leftovers. She didn’t want to eat before she knew that her little ones had eaten all that they needed." (Chapter 9, Hidden Figures)
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"But providing for the needs of six children meant that vacations didn’t come along often. Dorothy was frugal. She sewed clothes for herself and her children, clipped coupons, and wore shoes until her feet pushed through the worn soles.
She sacrificed for her children. Many evenings, Dorothy came home from work and made dinner for the family. After putting the meal on the table, she walked around the block until the children were done eating. She then ate only the leftovers. She didn’t want to eat before she knew that her little ones had eaten all that they needed." (Chapter 9, Hidden Figures)
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"Specialization
Men often came to the laboratory as junior engineers and were allowed to design and conduct their own experiments. Women, on the other hand, had to work much harder to overcome other people’s low expectations. A woman who worked in the central computing pool was one step removed from the research, and the engineers’ assignments sometimes lacked the context to give the computer much knowledge about the project.
The work of most of the women was anonymous. Even a woman who had worked closely with an engineer on a research report rarely saw her name on the final publication. The engineers assumed it didn’t matter; after all, she was just a woman, and many of the men were blind to the fact that a woman might have the same ambitions as a man." (Chapter 9, Hidden Figures)
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"Specialization
Men often came to the laboratory as junior engineers and were allowed to design and conduct their own experiments. Women, on the other hand, had to work much harder to overcome other people’s low expectations. A woman who worked in the central computing pool was one step removed from the research, and the engineers’ assignments sometimes lacked the context to give the computer much knowledge about the project.
The work of most of the women was anonymous. Even a woman who had worked closely with an engineer on a research report rarely saw her name on the final publication. The engineers assumed it didn’t matter; after all, she was just a woman, and many of the men were blind to the fact that a woman might have the same ambitions as a man." (Chapter 9, Hidden Figures)
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"The Section Leader
Dorothy Vaughan was an excellent leader within the West Area computing pool. In 1947, one of her bosses got sick and was out of the office for a month. The next year, the boss fell ill again. Then, in early 1949, Dorothy’s boss began to act strangely at work. She suffered a mental breakdown and was forced to leave her job.
The engineers at the laboratory decided to choose Dorothy to be the head of the entire section. This was the first time an African-American woman had been assigned a management role at Langley. At the time, it was unthinkable for a man to report to a woman. Men were always ultimately the people in charge. Women who had an interest in management were limited to heading a section in one of the computing pools or a division with female workers—but they always reported to a man. " (Chapter 9, Hidden Figures)
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"The Section Leader
Dorothy Vaughan was an excellent leader within the West Area computing pool. In 1947, one of her bosses got sick and was out of the office for a month. The next year, the boss fell ill again. Then, in early 1949, Dorothy’s boss began to act strangely at work. She suffered a mental breakdown and was forced to leave her job.
The engineers at the laboratory decided to choose Dorothy to be the head of the entire section. This was the first time an African-American woman had been assigned a management role at Langley. At the time, it was unthinkable for a man to report to a woman. Men were always ultimately the people in charge. Women who had an interest in management were limited to heading a section in one of the computing pools or a division with female workers—but they always reported to a man. " (Chapter 9, Hidden Figures)
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