The BRIDGES of Lincoln film series continues this month with "Hidden Figures," on Wednesday, November 20, at 7 pm.

As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Based on Margot Lee Shetterly's nonfiction book of the same title, "Hidden Figures" follows these women as they quickly rose the ranks of NASA alongside many of history's greatest minds specifically tasked with calculating the momentous launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, and guaranteeing his safe return. Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Goble Johnson crossed gender, race, and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream big— beyond anything ever accomplished before by the human race— firmly cemented them in U.S. history as true American heroes.

Dec 19, 2024, 7 to 8 PM

Dec 19, 2024, 7 to 8 PM

Dec 20, 2024, 7 to 9 PM