Major themes and describe how the author develops this theme throughout the book: ● racism and inequality - the women in hidden figures highlight the inherent contradictions in the jim crow laws that kept the naca segregated and how racism impacted not only the oppressed but the people in power as well.
● community - although the women in hidden figures accomplished amazing feats, none of them would have been able to do so without the support of their communities. ● scientific progress vs. political progress - through the first half of the twentieth century, technology advanced more quickly than ever, especially in aerospace and computing, but the united states lagged behind the rest of the world when it came to gender equality and civil rights.
● hard work and opportunity - these women fought for acceptance and for equal opportunity by taking advantage of chance and meeting it with preparedness and persistence.
just pick one and explain it.