Hidden Figures Chapter 1 (Young Reader's Edition)

Why did employers start to hire women for jobs meant only for men?

• Employers realized they were not supporting equal rights.

• Many men were off to serve in the military for WW2 and they needed all the help they could get.

• Employers realized women were better at these jobs than men.

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What subject did Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden love in school?

• English

• History

• Math

• Science

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What did the federal agency called the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) do?

• They sent soldiers to fight in World War 2.

• They taught students high level math so they could serve their country.

• They built tanks and ships for use in World War 2.

• They researched and promoted the study of flight.

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What were the Jim Crow Laws?

• Laws that legalized racial segregation.

• Laws that legalized slavery.

• Laws that legalized women getting paid less than men in the workforce.

• Laws that drafted men to fight in World War 2.

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How was World War 2 changing the world? What opportunities did it provide Dorothy, Katherine, Mary, and Christine?

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