Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly (Book Review)

Title: Hidden Figures
Author: Margot Lee Shetterly
Publication: William Morrow, hardcover, 2016
Genre: Nonfiction/History/Women’s Studies

Plot: The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America’s greatest achievements in space. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kirsten Dunst, and Kevin Costner, opening in January  2017.

Universal Truths

I found this while I was packing. Apologies to the cartoonist: I must have cut off the signature.

Workplace infighting

Why ARE women their own worst enemies at work? Lisa Rasmussen, where are you? At least, most of my crazy female bosses were equal opportunity abusers . . .