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Which do readers recommend this book or Hidden Figures?

Christine I liked Rocket Girls better than Hidden Figures, but not significantly. Both start out strong and loose it in the middle some. I preferred the movie f…moreI liked Rocket Girls better than Hidden Figures, but not significantly. Both start out strong and loose it in the middle some. I preferred the movie for Hidden Figures to the book.
Rocket Girls at the end goes somewhat into how girls in computer science are going down, in the late 60s/70s computer programming had 38% women, in 2016 it was down to 18%, this is consistent with university enrollment.
I preferred the Girls of Atomic City to both in terms of writing style. For cultural history I recommend Nancy Shea's The Army Wife.(less)

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