A once-“hidden figure” from NASA’s history is being celebrated by one of the most well-known toy lines in the world.
NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, whose real-life experience as an African American “human computer” was depicted in the 2016 movie “Hidden Figures,“ is among the first three historical figures to be honored in Barbie’s “Inspiring Women” doll series.
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