dorothy vaughn worked at a math teacher before she went to nasa. she worked at a school in farmville, virginia, that filed a lawsuit that was eventually incorporated into the brown versus board of education suit. that school system was shut down by the state of virginia, rather than comply with the board decision and enat that great. so, it was, it really was fascinating to me to look at these sweeps of the history and see how this opening for all of these women happened during world war ii. because of the need for labor. and pause of the external threat and that we would see, you known these periods of backlash. for example, when, after brown when virginia closed its schools.nia cl so you know, i wanted to understand how the bilge picture second quarter -- big picture circumstances affected individual lives of these people and how they responded to those circumstances. >> yeah. i also love the idea of looking at it, for example, during the cold war, when all of these countries were fighting off their colonial oppressors anda pressure it brought on

dorothy vaughn worked at-- as a math teacher before she went to nasa. she worked at a school in farmville, virginia, that filed a lawsuit that was eventually incorporated into the brown versus board of education suit and that school system was shut down by the state of virginia rather than comply with the board's decision and integrate, so it's really was fascinating to me to look at these sweeps of history and to see how this opening for all of these women happened during world war ii and because of the need for labor and because of that external threat and that we would see these periods of backlash for example when after brown and virginia closed schools. i wanted to understand how the big picture circumstances affected that individual lives of these people and how they responded. >> i also love this idea of looking at for example during the cold war when all of these countries were fighting off their colonial suppression-- pressures and the pressure in america do show we are not that bad and we will strike down segregation, please join us. you were

integration was rampant however three buildings african-american woman at nasa, catherine brown, dorothy vaughnson were given the opportunity to excel and in so doing served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history. is a small launch of astronaut john glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored our nation's confidence in herself and galvanized the world. that story like the individual success stories of the little rock nine exemplifies what people are capable of when given the opportunity. i cannot help but think is a possibility that could transpired had the little rock nine had the opportunity to accomplish the magnificent work that they have achieved in the last 60 years were it right here in little rock. how much are we missing out on? by not possessing opportunities for our people to thrive right here at home? the states are probably high and every time a child has run into this world those to rise. how do we harness the potential of every child in person in our city, encompassing the goal is incredibly gated and requires the involvement of every part of pa