Why don't we hear the story of the inspiring Black women in history? Margot Lee Shetterly, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Hidden Figures, says the answer is simple. They didn't know they were making history.

Hidden Figures shares the true story of the Black women mathematicians who helped NASA land a man on the moon. In her talks, Margot celebrates these unsung heroes, teasing out issues of race, gender, science, and innovation against the backdrop of WWII and the Civil Rights Era. In this exclusive clip, she shares how it takes time for history to become what it is, why we need to see the people around us as much as we can, and how the issue of inclusion in STEM has always been top of mind, even in 1966. "There are women doing science, there are African Americans doing science," Margot says. "If we can start to see the people who are actually in these fields, and to expand our own idea of who can be a scientist, because those people are scientists too, then that might be a good first step.

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