HIDDEN FIGURES

Vivian Mitchell (boss)* Katherine Goble * Dorothy Vaughan * Mary Jackson * Al Harrison *Paul Stafford * Donna Biscoe(Katherine’s mum) * John Glenn(astronaut) * Colonel Jim

Timing :

Part 1 : 00:36

Part 2 : 10:50

Part 3 : 14:20

Part 4 : 28:05

Part 5 : 34:00

Part 6 : 41:56 + 54:00

Part 7 : 59 – 1:03

Part 8 : 1:09

Part 9 : 1:17

Part 10 : 1:38

Part 11 : 1:54

HIDDEN FIGURES Part 1 : The prodigy (00:36) Based on true eventsFourteen.. Fifteen..Sixteen. Prime.Eighteen. Prime.Twenty.

White Sulphur Springs,West Virginia 1926Twenty-one.Twenty-two.West Virginia Collegiate Institute is the best school for Negros in the state.Its the only school, past the eighthgrade, anywhere close to here.Isosceles.. Scalene,Equilateral,Rhombus...Trapezoid,Katherines in the sixth grade.They want to take her early.Tetrahedron,Dodecahedron.Theyre offering a full scholarship.All you have to do is get there.Ms. Coleman.Why dont you solve the equationon the board?We took up the collection amongst theteachers and such,It's not a lot.But its enough to help you tosettle in the end.Thats more than kind, Ms. Sumner.If the product of two terms is zero,then common sense says at leastone of the two termshas to be zero to start with!So, if you move all the terms overto one side,you can put the quadratics into a formthat can be factored,Allowing that side of the equationto equal zero.Once youve done that,its pretty straight forward from there...In all my years of teaching,Ive never seen a mind likethe one your daughter has.- Katherien!- Hurry on, now. Love!You have to go.Let Mommy take you in.You have to see what she becomes.

Hampton, Virginia 1961OK! Try and turn it over, now!Katherine?! Mary! Somebody!Katherine!? Quit staring off into space!And turn the damn car over!

1) What is Katherine gifted for ?2) How many years after does the secondscene take place ?3) What is the problem with the three women ?

Part 2 : A job for Katherine (10:50)

Mrs M : We’re on double time this morning, girls.I need these calculations before lunch.The Space Task Group needs a computer,ASAP. Someone with a handle onAnalytic Geometry. We cant fill the position outtathe East Group.Dorothy : Permanent or temp?Mrs M Everythings temporary, Dorothy.- You have someone? Dorothy :Oh! Yes, maam.Katherines the gal for that.She can handle any numbers you putin front of her.Mrs Mitchell Ill check her credentials.Didnt think of comin all the waydown here.Here.Please spread these out. Dorothy Mrs. Mitchell! If I could.My application for supervisor, maam.Was just wondering if theyre stillconsidering me for that position.Mrs M Yes. Well, the official word is: no.Theyre not assigning a permanentsupervisor for the Colored Group.May I ask why?Mrs M I don’t know why.I didn’t ask why. DorothyWe need a Supervisor, maam.We haven’t had one since Ms. Jansen got sickMrs M It's been almost a year.Things are workin just fine as is. DorothyI do the work of a Supervisor.Well.

1) Who gets a new job ?…………………………………………………………………………………………..

2) What does Dorothy ask Vivian Mitchell ?…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3) What does her boss say ?………………………………………………………………………………………………………...

4)How would you describe Vivian Mitchell ?…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5) How would you describe Dorothy’s job ?………………………………………………………………………………………………………...

Part 3. Katherine wants to be an engineer (14:20)

Mr Z : There’s another opening inthe Engineer Training Program.Mary : Flat head rivets would reduce wind drag.Mr Z : Mary! a person with an engineersmind should be an engineer.You can’t be a Computerthe rest of your life.Mary : Mr. Zielinski. I’m a Negro woman.Im not going to to entertain the impossible!Mr Z : Then Im a polish Jew whose parentsdied in a Nazi prison camp.Now Im standing beneath a space ship,thats going to carry an astronautto the stars. I think we can say,we are living the impossible.Let me ask you.. If you were a white male,Would you wish to be an engineer?Mary : I wouldnt have to.Id already be one.Mrs M Skirts must be worn past the knee.Sweaters are preferred to blouses.No jewelry.A simple pearl necklace is the exception.Your supervisor is Mr. Al Harrison.Director of the Space Task Group.write research,proof calculations, so forth.Dont talk to Mr. Harrison lesthe talks to you.Not many Computers lastmore than a few days,He’s been through a dozenin as many months.Come on! Keep up!I think it's a little faster to run here!Your clearance.They’ve never had a colored in here before,Katherine.Dont embarrass me.

What job does Mary want to do ?

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What is the only jewel Katherine is allowe to wear ?……………………………………………….

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Has she got enough money to buy that jewel ?

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Part 4 : Katherine’s girls(28:05)

Katherine : Are they asleep yet?Mum : No. Pretending to be.Katherine : They're not pretending well, enough!Katherine : Thank you, mamma. Love you.Children : This is my bed!What are you doing!?Its not fair how Joylette gets to sleep by herself cause shes the oldest.

Yes. it is fair!Katherine : Constance, Kathy, sit.Now, I understand you want to be grown.And have your own spaceSo who wants to sleeps in that bed,in Joylettes place,will also do the dishes,take out the trash,and do all of Joylettes choirs.Children : Thats okay. Never mind.Shes not so terrible to share with.OK.Katherine : Now dont let me come home, find youlike this again. You hear me!It's supposed to been asleep.A long time ago.We just wanna to say goodnight.Youve been gone for 300 hours.Katherine : I work full time now. You all know that.I have to be the mommy and the daddy.I miss your father as much as anyoneChildren : He’s with his angels.Katherine : Yes. Hes with all his angels.Children : And he’s watching over us.Katherine : Every minute. OK?That's why we have to be strong.All right? Children : - Yes, Mamma.Katherine : Yeah! Get some rest, OK?Children : Mamma? Katherine : Yes, baby.Children : Are the Russians fixing to attack us?Katherine : Where’d you get that from?We had to hide under our desks today.All scrunched up.Katherine : OK, baby. That's called a drill.It means ..You practice safety, just in casesomething happens.Truth is, we dont know whattheyre doing up there.Children : You're going up to space too?Katherine : No, baby. But..Im going to do what I can to help thosebrave men get there. Yes, I'm.Children : You can fly to space too if you wanted to,Mamma. You can be an astronaut.Katherine : Did you draw this?Children : Yes, mamma.Katherine : Is that me? C :Yes, it is.Oh, well. Goodness! I love you, baby.Children : Me too!Katherine : I know, I know. Come here.All right!Katherine : Now this time...really go to bed.I love you. Goodnight.

1) Why does Katherine come back home late ?2) Are her girls asleep ?3) What do her daughters say that Katherine can be ?

Part 5 : Colonel Jim.

Mary : That Colonel Jims a tall glass of water!Dorothy : That he is. Tall. Strong. Commanding.Mary :Perhaps he's like that day...and night.Katherine : Mary! Its Sunday! Please, have some shame.Mary :I will not.

Dorothy : Mm. I think he’s smiling over here.Mary : At you!Katherine :Then, I’m not smiling back.Mary :You’re all teeth right now.Katherine :I am not!Mary :He’s coming over!Katherine :Now, whys he doing thatDorothy :Because Marys waving at him!Mary :No! Ladies, I'm not..Too late. Fix your hair on the side.Dorothy :Im Dorothy Vaughan. This is Mary Jackson.I believe you met her husband, Levi.Colonel Jim : Yes, maam. We did meet each other.Mary :And this is Katherine Goble.Shes not married. Shes a widow.With three little girls, so well-behaved.Angels on earth, if you'd like to call.Dorothy, slice-a pie?Dorothy :I’d love one. Excuse me!Katherine :You've already have slice-a pie!Well, I was just..- fixing my three babies some plates.Colonel Jim :May I help?Katherine :Sure. Ah! For salad!Colonel Jim :Pastor mentioned youre a Computer at NASAKatherine :Yes!Colonel Jim :Whats that entail?Katherine :We calculate the mathematics necessary to enablelaunch and landing for the Space Program.Colonel Jim :Pretty heady stuff!Katherine :Yes, it is.Colonel Jim :They let women handle that sort of..Yes. Not what I mean!Katherine :What do you mean?Colonel Jim :I am.. just surprised something so..taxing..Katherine :Mr. Johnson! If.. you at that quit talking right now! Im not meaning any disrespectIll have you know, I was the first Negro female student at West VirginiaUniversity Graduate School. On any given day,I analyze the manometer levelsfor air displacement friction and velocity. and compute over 10,000calculations by cosine, square root and lately Analytic Geometry.By hand. There are 20 bright,highly capable Negro women in the West Computing Group, and were proud to be doing our part for the country. So, yes..They let women do some things at NASA,Mr. Johnson. And its not because we wear skirts..Its because we wear glasses!Have a good day!

Is Katherine single ?.…………….……………………………………….………………

Who do Dorothy and Mary want her to meet ?.…………….……………………………………….……………....…………….……………………………………….……………

What does Katherine think of Colonel Jim and why ?.…………….……………………………………….……………....…………….……………………………………….……………...

Part 6. Katherine is a spy.

Al : Whose work is that?I said, whose work is that?!Woman : Katherine Goble, sir.Men : How did you know the Redstonecouldnt support orbital flight?!Thats classified informationIts top secret.Katherine : Well, it's my secret why theRedstone tests keep failing,

for sub-orbital flight, but it can’thandle the weight of the capsule,and push it into space.Numbers dont lie.Al :And you figured out all that with this?Katherine :Half the data is redacted!Whats there tells the storyif you read between the lines.The distance from launch to orbit, we know.Then mass we know.The Mercury Capsule weight, we know.And the speeds are there.. in the data.Al :You did the math.Katherine :Yes, sir. I looked beyond.Al :Then how did you know about theAtlas rocket? That’s not math.That datas not here. Like he said,its classified.Katherine :I held it up to the light.Al :You held it up to the light?Katherine :Yes, sir.Al :Yep. There it is. Atlas!What’s your name?Katherine :Katherine Goble.Al : Are you a spy, Katherine?Katherine : Am I what?Al :I'm saying, are you a Russian spy?Katherine : No, sir. I’m not Russian.

Working lateAl : And so, as of right now,There’s only two things youneed to know going forwardOne is, staying here working latethat's gonna be a fact of life.And two, don't expect yourpaychecks reflect the extra timeis gonna take to catchup and pass those bastards.For those of you that can’twork that way, I understand themand thank youfor what you've done.For everyone else,I suggest you call your wives..and tell them how its going to be.I’ll start with mine.Redstone Unnamed Rocket Test- Sam! Go on!- Yes, sirEnd of the day.

What are the different problems ?

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Part 7 : Toilets.

Al :Where is she?!Where the hell have you been?Everywhere I look you're notwhere I need you to be.And it's not my imagination. So wherethe hell do you go everyday?Katherine : To the bathroom, sir.Al :The bathroom!Katherine :To the damn bathroom!Al :For 40 minutes a day!?What do you do in there!?We are T-minus zero here.I put a lot of faith in you.Katherine :There’s no bathroom for me here.Al :What do you mean there’sno bathroom for you here?Katherine :Here is no bathroom!There are no colored bathroomsin this building,or any building outside the West Campus.Which is half a mile away!Did you know that?I have to walk to Timbuktujust to relieve myself!And I can’t use one of the handy bikes.Picture that, Mr. Harrison?My uniform...Skirt below the knees and my heels.And simple necklace pearls.Well, I don't own pearls.Lord knows you dont pay thecoloreds enough to afford pearls!And I work like a dog day and night,living on coffee from a pot none ofyou want me to touch!So, excuse me..if I have to go to the restrooma few times a day!

1) Where are the toilets for coloured

people ? ……………………………………………………………………………..

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2) Why is Al angry ?…………………………………………………

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3) Why can’t Katherine buy pearls ?

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Part 8. At the court.

Mary Jackson.Petition to attend courses atHampton High School.Mary : Good morning, your honor.Judge :Hampton High School is a white school,

Mrs. Jackson.Mary :Yes, your Honor. I’m aware of that.Judge : Virginia is still a segregated state. Regardless of what the FederalGovernment says, or regardless what..Supreme Court says our law..is the law.Mary :Your Honor, if I may.I believe there are special circumstancesto be considered.Judge : What would warranta colored woman attending a white school?Mary :May I approach the bench, sir?Your Honor, You of all people should understand the importance of being first.Judge : How’s that, Mrs. Jackson?Mary :Well, you were the first in your familyto serve in the Armed Forces.US Navy.The first to attend University.George Mason. And the first State Judge to be re-commissioned by three consecutive Governors.Judge : You’ve done some research.Mary :Yes, sir.What’s the point?Mary :The point is, your Honor...No Negro woman in the State of Virginiahas ever attended an all white school.Judge : Its unheard of.Mary :Yeah! Unheard of.And before Alan Shepard sat on top of a rocket,no other American had ever touched space.And now, he will forever be rememberedas the US Navy man from New Hampshire.The first to touch the stars.And I, sir.I plan on being an engineer at NASA.But I can’t do that without taking thoseclasses at that all-white high school.And I can’t change the color of my skin.So, I have no choice.. but to be the first.Which I can’t do without you, sir.Your Honor, of all the cases youll hear today,which one will matter in a hundred years from now? Which one will make you the first?Judge : Only the night classes.Mrs. Jackson.

1) Where is Mary and why ?

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2) What does Mary say about the judge ?

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3) What does he decide ?

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Part 9. Attending the briefings.

Paul : Let her in? She’s a woman.There’s no protocol for a woman attending.Al : Okay, I get that part, Paul.But within these walls,who... makes the rules?Katherine : You, sir. Youre the boss.You just have to act like one. Sir.Al :You keep quiet.Katherine :Thank you.Good morning.Good morning.Al :This is Katherine Goble with ourTrajectory and Launch Window Division.Her work is pertinent totodays proceedings.Come. I'll get her a chair.We have a confirmedlaunch window..- Give her your chair.- Yes, sir.Man :We have a confirmed launch window forfriendship 7. Lets discuss a landing zone.The Navy needs a singular landing zone.20 miles square is what we canservice for retrieval.Outside of that,we risk the capsules recovery.We’d like 3 possible recovery areas.We can’t cover half the damn ocean.Al : With all due respectour capsules being altered daily.We’re orbiting the Earth at...what’s the speed now?Katherine :17,544 miles per hour.At the time the rocket delivers thecapsule into low space orbit.Man :That’s one hell of a speeding ticket.OK.Man :So we have the vehicle's speed,the launch window and for arguments sake,the landing zone is The Bahamas.Should be enough to figure the Go/No Go?Paul : Yeah! In theory, sir.Al : We need to be past theory at this point.Well be able to calculate aGo/No Go with that information.Man : When exactly is that gonna happen?Al :Katherine. Have a go at it?Katherine :The Go point for re-entryis 2,990 milesfrom where we want Colonel Glenn to land.So, that puts the landing zone at...25.0667 North,77.3333 West.Which is here!Right here.Give or take 20 square miles.

Part 10 Emergency for Katherine.

John Glenn : Let’s get the girl to check the numbers.Al : The girl?John Glenn : Yes, sir.Al : You mean Katherine?John Glenn : Yes, sir. The smart one.If she says they’re good,I’m ready to go.Al : All right. Well get into it.John Glenn :Roger!Al : Sam! Go find find Katherine Goble.She needs to verify Glenns Go/No Goor we’ll stay on the ground.Yes, sir.Man : I’m looking for Katherine Goble?!- I'm Katherine Johnson now.- They need you to verify these coordinates.Dorothy : All right.Give them some space to work.John Glenn is ready to board the Friendship 7.John Glenn : Anything from Langley?Man : Not yet.TV : After years of waiting, and NASA delays, John Glen is finally ready for that space..Katherine : That's it.Mary : What the devil you're doing?Are you taking a break?John Glenn :Can I see the time?Man : Sir, weve got Pad 14 on the box.Al : Get them in here.This is Langley.We have the coordinates confirmed.Standby, then.We can confirm the Go/No Gopoint for re-entry is..16.11984 degrees latitude-165.2356 degrees longitude.The launch window is a go.The landing coordinates match.John Glenn :That's very good news, Al.It's a little hard to trust somethingyou can’t look in the eyes.Al :That’s right, Colonel.Katherine did manage to calculatea few decimal points further than thathunk of metal.John Glenn :Well, I’ll take every digit you’ve got.Be sure to thank her for me.Al : Gentlemen! Let's launch this rocket.1)Who does the astronaut ask for help and why ?2) IS Katherine’s result correct ?

Part 11. The end.

John Glenn successfully completed three ofa scheduled seven orbit flight. His Friendship 7 Mission turned the tide inthe space race, propelling NASA to the moonin 1969.Mary Jackson became NASA's.. and Americanfirst female African-American

aeronautical engineer.In 1979, she was appointed Langley's Woman'sProgram Manager, where she fought to advancewomen of all colors.Girls..... This is Mrs. Vaughan.Your supervisor.- Shell show you how things work.- Yeah! Come here.Dorothy Vaughan became NASA'sfirst African-American supervisor.As a FORTRAN specialist, on the frontier ofelectronic computing, she was regarded as one ofthe most brilliant minds at NASA.Notes on Space TechnologyBy: Paul Stafford and Katherine JohnsonKatherine Johnson went on performcalculations for the Apollo II mission to themoon and Space Shuttle.In 2016, NASA dedicated the Katherine G. JohnsonComputational Building in honor of hergroundbreaking work in space travel.At the age of 97, Katherine was awarded thePresidential Medal of Freedom.. and celebratedher 56th anniversary with Jim Johnson.

Part 11. The end.

John Glenn successfully completed three ofa scheduled seven orbit flight. His Friendship 7 Mission turned the tide inthe space race, propelling NASA to the moonin 1969.Mary Jackson became NASA's.. and Americanfirst female African-American

aeronautical engineer.In 1979, she was appointed Langley's Woman'sProgram Manager, where she fought to advancewomen of all colors.Girls..... This is Mrs. Vaughan.Your supervisor.- Shell show you how things work.- Yeah! Come here.Dorothy Vaughan became NASA'sfirst African-American supervisor.As a FORTRAN specialist, on the frontier ofelectronic computing, she was regarded as one ofthe most brilliant minds at NASA.Notes on Space TechnologyBy: Paul Stafford and Katherine JohnsonKatherine Johnson went on performcalculations for the Apollo II mission to themoon and Space Shuttle.In 2016, NASA dedicated the Katherine G. JohnsonComputational Building in honor of hergroundbreaking work in space travel.At the age of 97, Katherine was awarded thePresidential Medal of Freedom.. and celebratedher 56th anniversary with Jim Johnson.