The film explores "intersectionality"—how the characters faced discrimination both for being Black (Jim Crow laws) and for being women in a male-dominated field. 2. Progress vs. Tradition
The silent, humiliating segregation of office utilities. Il diritto di contare [m1080p] (2017) [ID14157]...
Mary Jackson’s persuasive speech to a judge about the importance of being the "first." Historical Impact Il diritto di contare [m1080p] (2017) [ID14157]...
NASA’s first African-American supervisor who taught herself and her team Fortran to master the new IBM computers. Il diritto di contare [m1080p] (2017) [ID14157]...
Overcoming systemic racism and sexism through intellectual excellence. The Protagonists
The tension between the urgency of the Space Race and the stagnation of segregation. The film argues that prejudice is a waste of time and talent that a nation "competing for the moon" cannot afford. 3. Technology and Adaptation