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