Chapter 6 The "Colored" Computers
1. Describe what made Dorothy Vaughan like an official employee at Langley.
2. Explain why the Sixteen-Foot High-Speed Tunnel that was used for experiments on airplanes was "even more" unusual.
3. How is Dorothy Vaughan's office space different than what it would be like today?
4. Describe why Dorothy believes by working in Langley's West Computing section, she was in one of the most exclusive groups. Use statistics.
5. Explain why the national Advisory Committee for Aeronautics was scrambling to keep up wit the American Aircraft Industry.
6. Explain how the women of West Computing were made to feel in the office and in the lunchroom.
7. Explain the significance of Morgan v. Virginia 1946.
8. How did the West Computers police each other in their sisterhood?
9. Explain the issue and what happened as a result of Miriam Mann's actions.
Identification badge issued to Dorothy Vaughan upon her retirement from NASA Langley. Reverse side signed by Dorothy J. Vaughan and Edgar M. Cortright, Director. 1971