I had heard of Hidden Figures but I didn’t get around to seeing it when it came out. So I was pretty excited when I saw that it was Rose Scholars event. As a woman of color who is also studying engineering, this film really resonated with me. My favorite line was when Katherine Goble said, “So yes, they let women do some things at NASA, Mr. Johnson. And it’s not because we wear skirts. It’s because we wear glasses. Have a good day.” The scene Jim Johnson was surprised to find out that Katherine Goble worked at NASA because she was a woman is still something that happens to me today. I’ve been told “oh, isn’t that something that boys study instead?” or “isn’t it harder for girls to major in that?” Even though there’s nothing inherently harder about that subject just because I’m not a boy. Like the female leads in the movie, oftentimes I feel like I have to work twice or even three times as hard just to be acknowledged or recognized. However, I do feel privileged to attend Cornell where over half of the engineering school is female. I’m glad we’re moving forward to a world where STEM fields are filled with more diverse people.