Hidden Figures
b'I\\u2019ve always been something of a nut when it comes to the space program\\u2026but even though I\\u2019ve read all the books, seen all the documentaries, and watched all the movies, I was still surprised to learn something new with the movie \\u201cHidden Figures\\u201d\\u2026\\n\\nThis was a 2016 film based on a book of the same name\\u2026it told the true story about black female mathematicians who worked at nasa during the hottest period of the space race\\u2026\\n\\nThey were \\u201ccomputers\\u201d in the original sense of the word: people who computer things complex things like flight trajectories, re-entry methods, and landing coordinates\\u2026they were even assigned to check and correct the calculations spit out by NASA\\u2019s big ibm mainframes\\u2026their work was essential to the American space effort\\u2026\\n\\nBut this being the 60s, these women were segregated away from the other scientists, meaning that their work was largely forgotten until the movie and book came out\\u2026\\n\\nThis got me thinking\\u2026are there any forgotten figures in music?...I\\u2019m talking about women who did awesome and important things but have largely been ignored by the traditional history of rock?...I\\u2019m talking about people beyond Deborah Harry, Janis Joplin, Stevie Nicks, Chrissie Hynde, and Courtney Love\\u2026\\n\\nWell, yes\\u2026yes, there was\\u2026and we need to know about them\\u2026let\\u2019s do that now\\u2026\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'