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Dorothy Vaughan: References & Edit History

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Anniversary information added. Nov 06, 2024
Anniversary information added. Sep 16, 2024
Add new Web site: NASA - Dorothy J. Vaughan. Aug 30, 2024
First paragraph modernization. May 09, 2024
Add new Web site: Museum of the Bible - No Longer Hidden: The Legacy of Dorothy Vaughan. Feb 02, 2024
Add new Web site: e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia - Dorothy Vaughan. Aug 25, 2023
Add new Web site: The MY HERO Project - Dorothy Vaughan. Oct 31, 2021
Added material about Vaughan's being played by Octavia Spencer in the film Hidden Figures. Jan 28, 2021
Add new Web site: Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals - Biography of Dorothy Johnson Vaughan. Jul 02, 2019
Add new Web site: BlackPast - Biography of Dorothy Johnson Vaughan. Jul 02, 2019
Top Questions updated. Apr 05, 2019
Media added. Feb 08, 2019
Add new Web site: NASA - Dorothy Vaughan. Oct 06, 2017
New article added. Mar 03, 2017
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