Historische Organisatie
West Area Computing Unit
Vaughan became a mathematician, programmer and the first Black supervisor at the segregated West Area Computing Unit at Langley.
She assigned and reviewed demanding aeronautical calculations while advocating for staff members' opportunities.
Anticipating automation, she learned programming and helped colleagues shift from hand calculation to digital computing.
Vaughan's achievements occurred within racially separated facilities and job classifications that obscured Black women's contributions.
