Screening of Hidden Figures

Organiser: Light House, and University of Wolverhampton

Light House Media Centre, The Chubb Buildings, Fryer Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1HT.

Tuesday 10th October 2017

The University of Wolverhampton joins forces with the Light House to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day and Black History Month with a special screening of the acclaimed film, Hidden Figures.

The story based on true events, about a group of African-American women who were hired by NASA for their skills in mathematics to be part of America’s space programme in the 1960’s. It has been widely praised for celebrating the crucial contribution of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson.

The screening will be preceded by a forty-five minute lecture from the University of Wolverhampton about the role of black women in the Sciences.