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Duchess Harris, a Macalester College American studies professor, spoke to about 80 people Thursday evening in Smathers Library. Her grandmother Miriam Mann was a “human computer” in the 1960s at NASA.

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By Nicole Williams | Feb. 9, 2018

Duchess Harris, a Macalester College American studies professor, spoke to about 80 people Thursday evening in Smathers Library. Her grandmother Miriam Mann was a “human computer” in the 1960s at NASA.

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By Nicole Williams | Feb. 9, 2018

Duchess Harris, a Macalester College American studies professor, spoke to about 80 people Thursday evening in Smathers Library. Her grandmother Miriam Mann was a “human computer” in the 1960s at NASA.

Granddaughter of one of NASA’s ‘hidden’ African-American female scientists spoke at UF

The untold story about MLK: Scholar honors the civil rights leader legacy

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