may the names of catherine johnson, dorothy vann, mary jackson, actor christine darden and the other women who contributed to the space race and change the course of history finally receive their due. now we gave a few housekeeping notes and i want to remind everyone that her talk is going to be here but the book signing will take place at the hampton history museum "after words" in the great hall. we'll walk back across the street and so c-span asked me to say that because they are filming, they ask for more no flash photography. if you want to take a picture please turn your flash off. please remember remember to silence your phone. again, i welcome you on behalf of the hampton history museum and they invite you to make history with us. tonight margot is doing just that, making history. it is is with great pleasure and honor that i introduce my friend margot lee shetterly. [applause] deidra, thank you you so much for that amazing introduction. thank you to the hampton history museum which has been incredibly supportive of this research since the very beginning. i can't think of any