Celebrating Hidden Figures on International Women’s Day 2018

Published: 19 February 2018

International Women's Day - Hidden Figures Screening and Panel Discussion

International Womens Day
Date: Thursday 8 March 2018
Time: 18:00 - 21:00
Venue: Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre
Category: Films and theatre
Speaker: Various

Hidden Figures is the incredible untold story of Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe)—brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit.

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion and networking around issues that still surround ‘Women as Hidden Figures in STEM, Arts and Culture, and Beyond’.

  • Date: Thursday 8 March 2018
  • Time: 18.00 – 21.00
  • Venue: Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre

The theme of women as Hidden Figures underpins our celebrations of International Women’s Day 2018. For information on related events taking place at the University:

www.gla.ac.uk/events/internationalwomensday/

First published: 19 February 2018

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