This movie is such a favorite, especially as it combines three things of special interest to me... the early days of the space program, John Glenn, and the tenaciousness of really special women who selflessly (and with little appreciation) gave so much of themselves to help their country in incredible ways. As a boy the game I would often play with friends was pretending we had just landed on some faraway planet, and then explore the new world. Being born and raised in Ohio, a hero at the time (and still today) was John Glenn, one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts and later a U.S. Senator. As a college student I had the opportunity to work with John Glenn in his Washington D.C. office, and I can say from first-hand experience that he very much seemed to prefer talking about the NASA days rather than just about any bill pending before the Congress. And it was infectious... he very much inspired me to obtain a pilot's license, and for that I'll always be grateful. But not as grateful as I am for what he did to provide those amazing women mathematicians with the respect and admiration they so very much deserved. Thank you John Glenn, and thank you Hidden Figures, for all that you sacrificed and so generously gave to your country at such an amazing time in our nations's history. With eternal gratitude, Perry Beaumont
