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Three books by Harris land on #TheHistorySoundtable III: Recent History Books by Black Women
Excerpt from Black Perspectives Here is a list of recent books written by black women scholars. This list is the second installment of...


The Links screens 'Hidden Figures' highlighting human effort in space race
Excerpt courtesy of Fox 9 "Duchess Harris is a professor at Macalester College and never had the chance to meet her late grandmother....


"Hidden Human Computers" on Astronomy.com
Excerpt from Astronomy.com: "Harris has written her own book about the West Area computers, Hidden Human Computers. Like Shetterly, she...


Harris Profiled on CBS Minnesota
Duchess Harris was recently profiled on CBS Minnesota for the book co-wrote with Sue Bradford, Hidden Human Computers. "There’s a...


Listen to Harris' interview with John Hines
On January 16, Professor Duchess Harris talked with John Hines about MLK Day, race in America, the Trump Presidency and more. >> Listen...


Macalester prof. writes about grandmother, other black female NASA engineers featured in movie
Excerpt from the Star Tribune: "In 1943, Duchess Harris’ grandmother began working at NASA. She was one of 11 black women mathematicians...


NASA’s Hidden Figures: Women You Need to Know
Excerpt from Biography.com: "The movie "Hidden Figures," which opens nationwide this Friday, celebrates the African-American women who...


How World War II opened the door for one of the first black women at NASA
Excerpt from The Washington Post: "Have you ever seen a computer in a skirt? Duchess Harris has. In a photo submitted to Historically...


Duchess Harris shares grandmother's story in upcoming 'Hidden Human Computers: The Black Wom
Excerpt courtesy of MinnPost. "My grandmother was in the group of the first 11 black women recruited to work at NASA, and I’ve wanted to...


Hidden Figures Trailer
The Hidden Figures trailer is out, which tells the story of the African-American mathematician Katherine Johnson and her two colleagues,...
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