Refer to your Expeditions in Reading book for a complete version of this text. The article “NASA Langley’s Modern Figures Reflect on Changing Times, ‘Hidden Figures'" makes the point that Amer, Martinez, and Williams-Byrd feel honored to represent women of color who work for NASA. What evidence best supports this point? “‘Someone has to help you get over the hump,’ she said. ‘You have to have someone who always believes in you.

“‘You can’t really turn down these types of opportunities because if you’re given this gift, you got to give it forward,’ Martinez said.”

“’We kind of gravitated toward each other,’ Martinez said. ‘We’re all in different fields so it’s not like we ran into each other all the time.’”

“’She said, ‘Julie? Is this for real? Don’t play with me! It’s on my bucket list to one day be invited to the White House!