The Clinton Foundation and Clinton School of Public Service are pleased to host Hidden Figures programming during Women’s History Month in March, culminating with a Frank and Kula Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture featuring author Margot Lee Shetterly.
Free public screenings of the Oscar-nominated film, Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race, will be shown on International Women’s Day, Wednesday, March 8, and on Friday, March 10. A series of free screenings for school groups will also be offered on March 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17.
On the evening of Thursday, March 23, Hidden Figures author, Margot Lee Shetterly, will speak at the next Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture. Shetterly will also participate in a free student program at noon that day. Reservations for both programs are required.
Hidden Figures Free Public Film Screenings
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
6 p.m. – Film begins
Friday, March 10, 2017
6 p.m. – Film begins
Clinton Presidential Center
RSVP online at this link or by calling 501-748-0425.
Hidden Figures Free Student Film Screenings
March 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17
9 a.m. – Film begins
Clinton Presidential Center
Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture featuring Margot Lee Shetterly
*Book signing immediately following
Thursday, March 23, 2017
5:30 p.m. – Doors open
6 p.m. – Program begins
Statehouse Convention Center
RSVP online at this link or by calling 501-748-0425.
Student Program featuring Margot Lee Shetterly
Thursday, March 23, 2017
11:30 a.m. – Doors open
Noon – Program begins
Clinton Presidential Center
RSVP online at this link or by calling 501-748-0425.
Margot Lee Shetterly is the author of Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race (William Morrow/HarperCollins), which is the incredible untold story of three brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanized the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big. Shetterly is also the founder of The Human Computer Project, an endeavor that is recovering the names and accomplishments of all the women who worked as computers, mathematicians, scientists and engineers at the NACA and NASA from the 1930s through the 1980s. Shetterly is a Hampton, Virginia native, University of Virginia graduate, an entrepreneur, and an intrepid traveler who spent 11 years living in Mexico. She currentlylives in Charlottesville, VA.
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