Analysis the Hidden Figures Film Summary about Hidden Figures Movie The movie is set in 1961 at the height of the Cold War. At Langley Research Centre in Hampton, Virginia, a group of women are employed to use and calculate data for the all-male flight team. This is the story about the jobs of Katherine Goble, Mary Jackson, and Dorothy Vaughan; three African-American women who played vital roles in the success of John Glenn's launch into space and his safe return. Mary Jackson is working in the West Area computers of Langley Research Centre, which is a segregated section dedicated for all African-American female professionals. She was appointed by Mr. Jacka, her supervisor, to help the team of the all-male engineers for the project Atlas in NACA, the predecessor of NASA. Although she lacks the relevant degree to advance her to an engineer, Mary was advised by a Polish-Jewish friend who is working as one of the engineers to attend night classes on accelerated engineering courses. ...