I want to read the book, too.

Math was my favorite subject in high school.

is full of math and science people.

For once we'll be interested in the same movie!

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My daughter's favorite elementary school teacher was a white math whiz who had skipped two grades in school. But she told me that her college advisor had said that if she were a man, she should go into engineering; but because she was a woman -- and short -- she should be an elementary school teacher.

Then, when my daughter finished fifth, her school recommended that she have a math placement in middle school two years above grade level. But the new school said no -- that the only students they had EVER placed above grade level were boys.

This was in the 90's -- overt discrimination against girls in math was still going on.

(In the end my daughter got the correct placement and ended up getting a PhD in engineering. But every woman engineer and scientist she knows has had similar experiences.)

So the accomplishment of these NASA women was twofold -- they succeeded not only despite white privilege, but despite male privilege.

Really, I'm so tired of race always overshadowing gender.

Even when that dipshit radio host (can't remember his name) called the star women's basketball team (sorry, I'm no sports fan, I don't know the team name or anything), a bunch of "nappy headed ho's", ALL the articles protesting that pig focused on race. Barely anyone addressed the MISOGYNY!!!!!!

I read a quote from the woman who's the main character in the movie---she said she always found her gender to be more of a barrier than her race.

I have a black, guy friend who's very attuned to racism and will go off on lectures at the drop of a hat. He is smart as hell and knows his history, science, biblical hypocrisy, and plenty of other things.

He also has no hesitation claiming to be a great feminist and will mansplain to you how he's right and you're wrong if you're a woman trying to discuss sexism, or object to his sexist posts. Sad to say, it's become hard to hang out with him anymore, and I used to love him to pieces.

Thanks for the post.

while segregated from their white counterparts". Goddamn, america has always squandered it's best assets in the name of white supremacy. How fucking, goddamn stupid!!!!!!!!!! These women have joined my pantheon of heroes forever. What dedication to their science in the face of wh.....I better quit before I prick one of the thin skinned here.......