Dorothy Vaughan, Katherine Johnson, and Mary Jackson are known for their contributions to the space program. However, their contributions were kept in the shadows for many years. What is one reason that their contributions went unknown for almost fifty years?(1 point)

Question

Responses

hubris
hubris

bias
bias

incompetence
incompetence

nondisclosure

Answer 1

The correct response is bias. The contributions of Dorothy Vaughan, Katherine Johnson, and Mary Jackson were largely overlooked and underappreciated due to racial and gender biases prevalent at the time, which led to their achievements being kept in the shadows for many years.