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Date: June 17, 2026
Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Hidden Figures 6/17 @ 7:30
Part of the America at 250 Film Series, a collaboration between the Demmer Library, Three Lakes Historical Society, Three Lakes Center for the Arts, and the Three Lakes Community Foundation.
Introduction by Larissa Gartner, Three Lakes Class of 2014; Space Systems Engineer
2016
Three female African-American mathematicians play a pivotal role in astronaut John Glenn's launch into orbit while dealing with racial and gender discrimination. Dorothy Vaughn, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Goble Johnson crossed all gender, race, and professional lines as the “mind” that calculated the launch and safe return of John Glenn. In 1961 and 1962 as the US Space program was getting started with intense competition from Russia, these three unsung heroes made their contribution to US History.
Starring Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monáe, Octavia Spencer.
Directed by Theodore Melfi
Nominated for 3 Oscars, with 37 wins and 96 nominations