The BU's Item
As part of this educational project, we were asked to choose an object from the University Library. This DVD, borrowed from the library, is my choice.
Presentation
It’s the DVD of the movie Hidden Figures, released in 2016.The film tells the story of three African American women: Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson.
These women worked as “human computers” at NASA in the 1960s
Full article on the film :
Why this choice
This website highlights Katherine Johnson and the “Matildas.”
The film shows Katherine Johnson’s amazing journey and reveals the challenges she faced as a Black woman in a male-dominated field.
It’s a perfectly coherent choice, completely in harmony with my topic.