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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAs Perseverance nears the Martian surface, keep these three incredible women in mind
Their names are Dorothy Vaughn, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Johnson. They were pioneers as surely as anyone ever was. Decades ago they paved the way . . . . .

. . . . . . for this . . . . . .

. . . . . . and celebrated here.

These three women ARE what America looks like.
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As Perseverance nears the Martian surface, keep these three incredible women in mind (Original Post)
Stinky The Clown
Feb 2021
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brush
(61,033 posts)1. Thank you. They were great, and so was the movie about them.
Enterstageleft
(4,386 posts)2. Fantastic women, & a great movie.
luvs2sing
(2,234 posts)3. Loved both the movie and the book..
although the movie did take a few liberties with the book. I was a complete space geek child in the 60s and, if I had known about these women, it would have changed the my life.
