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第82回（2017年） Winner
Margot Lee Shetterly
マーゴット・リー・シェッタリー
Margot Lee Shetterly
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1969-06-30 （Hampton, Virginia, United States）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Hampton, Virginia (birthplace) → New York (lived/worked) → Mexico (lived; co-founded Inside Mexico)
経歴
- 職業
- writer, nonfiction author, journalist, publisher, entrepreneur
- 活動期間
- 1991年〜
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Virginia | McIntire School of Commerce | Commerce | BS | 1987–1991 | United States |
University of Virginia
McIntire School of Commerce
/ Commerce
学位:
BS
期間:
1987–1991
卒業年:
1991
国:
United States
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Book Grant | Hidden Figures | — | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | 授与 |
| 2017 | Anisfield-Wolf Book Award | Hidden Figures | — | Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards | 受賞 |
| 2017 | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction | Hidden Figures | ノンフィクション | NAACP | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters | — | — | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 授与 |
| 2021 | Mathical Honors | Hidden Figures (picture book) | — | Mathical Book Prizes | 受賞 |
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Book Grant
2014
対象作品:
Hidden Figures
主催:
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
結果:
授与
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
2017
対象作品:
Hidden Figures
主催:
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
結果:
受賞
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction
2017
対象作品:
Hidden Figures
部門:
ノンフィクション
主催:
NAACP
結果:
受賞
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
2018
主催:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
結果:
授与
Mathical Honors
2021
対象作品:
Hidden Figures (picture book)
主催:
Mathical Book Prizes
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Who Helped Win the Space Race
2016年 Non-fiction (biographical / historical) 368ページA historical nonfiction account that uncovers the lives and contributions of African-American women mathematicians at NACA/NASA who played crucial roles in the U.S. space program. The book re-evaluates their work and places it in the broader social context of race and gender in mid-20th-century America.
African-American historyre-evaluation of women's contributionshistory of sciencerace and gender
映像化・舞台化
- [Film] Hidden Figures / Theodore Melfi (2016)
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race (picture book)
2018年 Children's picture book 40ページA picture-book adaptation of the adult nonfiction work tailored for young readers. It introduces the key figures and their achievements through illustrations, aiming to inspire interest in science and history.
science educationre-evaluating historyrole models
全著作
- Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race (William Morrow/HarperCollins, 2016)
- Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race (picture book, HarperCollins, 2018)
翻案
- Hidden Figures (feature film adaptation, 2016)
作風・主題
- 文体
- research-driven narrativebiographical approachsocial-historical framing
- 頻出モチーフ
- recovering overlooked women's achievementsintersection of science, race, and genderreconstructing testimony through archives
評価・遺産
Hidden Figures brought widespread attention to the contributions of African-American women at NACA/NASA, influencing public memory through both the book and its film adaptation. It boosted recognition in education and media and promoted a re-evaluation of women's and minority contributions to the history of science.
資料所蔵先
- The Human Computer Project archive (online)
大衆文化への影響
- Adapted into the 2016 feature film Hidden Figures, bringing the story to a broad popular audience.
引用
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I want to tell more Black stories.
出典: The New York Times (interview) (2016年)
豆知識
- She sold the movie rights while still working on the book.
- She and her husband founded and published the English-language magazine Inside Mexico during their time living in Mexico.
- Her father worked as a research scientist at NASA's Langley Research Center, so she grew up around people who worked at NASA.