{"id":9643,"date":"2020-06-16T12:06:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T16:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=9643"},"modified":"2025-11-02T22:56:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T02:56:31","slug":"hidden-figures-discussion-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/hidden-figures-discussion-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Enlightening Hidden Figures Discussion Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you looking for <em>Hidden Figures<\/em> discussion questions? Particularly, are you looking for discussion questions that explore adversity, prejudice, and other themes from the book?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following<em> Hidden Figures <\/em>discussion questions, explore many major themes in the book. You can use them in book club or educational settings, and hopefully they can serve as a jumping off point for a rich discussion of the book. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exploring Hidden Figures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-space-race\/\">the Space Race<\/a> <\/em>tells the story of a group of African-American women who, over a period of over 25 years, made major contributions to the US space program during its golden age.<strong> Overcoming racist and sexist discrimination, these women established themselves as brilliant mathematicians<\/strong> <strong>and engineers<\/strong> and helped lead the United States to victory in some of the pivotal moments of the Cold War-era space race\u2014including John Glenn\u2019s 1962 orbit of the Earth and the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scene of their success was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/langley-memorial-aeronautical-laboratory\/\">Langley<\/a> Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. It was here, in the heartland of American segregation, that a group of extraordinary women, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/dorothy-vaughan-nasa\/\">Dorothy Vaughan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/mary-jackson-nasa\/\">Mary Jackson<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/hidden-figures-katherine-johnson\/\">Katherine Johnson<\/a>, helped their country break through the color barrier and leap into the great unknown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Story of West Computing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pioneering black female engineers and mathematicians like Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Johnson left an indelible mark on NASA, the struggle for African-American civil rights, and the United States itself.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When, on July 20, 1969, the men of the Apollo 11 mission finally walked on the surface of the Moon, it was the fulfillment of the hopes and dreams of a nation, as well as decades of research, advocacy, and struggle on the part of NASA\u2019s black scientists and engineers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The story of the women of West Computing is one of hope and triumph over the harshest adversity.<\/strong> It is also one of empowerment\u2014these women exercised real agency and control over the course of their lives. 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Describe what happened in a few sentences.<\/li><li>What can you do in the future to help ensure that you are judged based on your abilities rather than the group you happen to belong to?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hidden Figures Discussion Questions About Overcoming Adversity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Think about how people like the women of West Computing helped each other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-overcome-obstacles\/\">overcome obstacles<\/a>. These <em>Hidden Figures<\/em> discussion questions can help you understand other perspectives and lived experiences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Have you ever served as a mentor or guide to someone who was trying to follow in your footsteps? Briefly describe the experience.<\/li><li>What made you want to lend a helping hand to this person?<\/li><li>Do you think people who have achieved success have a responsibility to pay it forward to those who come after? Explain why or why not.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exploring Hidden Figures Themes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With these Hidden Figures discussion questions, explore the main takeaways from<em> <\/em>the book. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Why do you think the culture and environment at Langley were more conducive to integration, during an era when much of the country wasn\u2019t?<\/li><li>Briefly describe the historical context during which most of the action in <em>Hidden Figures<\/em> is set. Why do you think this background is important for understanding the achievements of this group of women?<\/li><li> What do you think was the bigger hurdle for the women of West Computing to overcome: being black or being female? Briefly describe your reasoning.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>These <em>Hidden Figures<\/em> discussion questions can help you get started in your discussion, and understand some of the major themes in <em>Hidden Figures<\/em>. 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