162K views · 539 reactions | Out of over 300 American astronauts that have left the atmosphere, only 3 of them have been Black women. The more representation we can create in entertainment -- from Nichelle Nichols' character of Lieutenant Uhura in Star Trek, to Tiffany Boone's character of Maya Peters in The Midnight Sky -- the more we will hopefully see this ratio shift and allow more young Black girls to look up to the stars and pursue careers in STEM. | Strong Black Lead | Facebook

“Hidden Figures” tells the story of a group of NASA scientists who were black, female – and overlooked by history. Here are some other black women whose contributions to science changed our world. Correction: Alice (not Alicia) Augusta Ball developed a treatment for leprosy. | AJ