PL HELP ME IM ON A TIMER
*WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST TO FIRST PERSON TO ANSWER*
PART A: Which statement expresses the central idea of the text? Question 1 options:
A) Johnson, Jackson, and Vaughan challenged prejudice at NACA to accomplish what African American women had never been allowed or expected to do before.
B) While all NACA “computers” helped advance women and African American rights, Johnson was responsible for grabbing the nation’s attention
C) The public wasn’t aware of African American women’s role in NACA until recently because the organization kept their involvement a secret.
D) Johnson, Jackson, and Vaughan would have gone on to accomplish great things at NACA if it weren’t for the discrimination they faced because of their gender and race.
Question 2 (2 points)
PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A? Question 2 options:
A) “few Americans had ever heard of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, or any of the women who worked as ‘computers’ behind the scenes of the space race in the 1960s.” (Paragraph 1)
B) In 1962, John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, specifically requested that Johnson do all the calculations for his famous orbital mission.” (Paragraph 7)
C) “By 1979, Jackson had reached the highest level of the engineering department, but she grew frustrated that she was not promoted beyond that to a managerial position.” (Paragraph 17)
D) “Each of these three women played a unique role in promoting the equality of African American women in the workplace.” (Paragraph 18)