BY NASA COMPUTER KATHERINE JOHNSON With her daughters Joylette Hylick and Katherine Moore One Step Further My Story of Math the Moon and a Lifelong Mission Illustrations by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow National Geographic Kids Washington D.C.
I’m Katherine Johnson Maybe you’ve heard of me I helped send American astronauts into space and bring them safely home again Katherine Johnson with her girls in 1949 Pictured from left to right in front row Connie Katherine Kathy and Joylette
We’re Katherine’s daughters and we’re proud of our mom Not only did she help send humans to the moon and back she fought for equal rights for women and for African Americans here on Earth Our smart and courageous mom went one step further than many Black women before her And thanks to her leading the way we went even further still Joylette Connie Kathy This is our story
