the film highlights the significance of belonging to a community. They were comrades in the fight for justice and equality for the three main characters. These two had similar aspirations and encouraged one another to work hard toward achieving them by keeping tabs on each other’s appearances and behaviors (Allen 70). When Katherine was given a career-defining assignment

Dorothy insisted that progress for one of them meant progress for everyone. Dorothy also defends the jobs of her human computers from being taken away by the installation of a new IBM machine by NASA. The women not only work together