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Overnight code : the life of Raye Montague, the woman who revolutionized naval engineering / Paige Bowers, David Montague.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Chicago : Lawrence Hill Books, 2021Description: xi, 228 p. : ill. ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781641602594
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22 623.8092 BOW
Summary: "Overnight Code tells the story of Raye Montague, an ambitious little girl from segregated Little Rock who spent a lifetime educating herself, both inside and outside of the classroom, so that she could become the person and professional she aspired to be. Where some saw roadblocks, Montague only saw hurdles that needed to be overcome. Her mindset helped her become the first person to draft a Naval ship design by computer, using a program she worked late nights to debug. She did this as a single mother during the height of the Cold War, all the while imbuing her son with the hard-won wisdom she had accumulated throughout the years. Equal parts coming-of-age tale, civil rights history, and reflection on the power of education, Overnight Code is a tale about the persistence and perseverance required to forge the life of your dreams when the odds against you seem insurmountable, showing how one woman refused to let other people's prejudices stand in the way of her success"-- Provided by publisher.
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Contents
I Jim Crow
1 Little Girl from Little Rock 3

2 The Submarine 18

3 Life in Pine Bluff

4 Aiming for the Stars


II A Capital Time

5 Exodus

6 Making Waves in the Navy

7 A Change Is Gonna Come

8 Impossible Tasks

9 Equal Opportunities

10 Love and Happiness


III Bringing It Full Circle

11 Another Direction

12 The Mentor

13 David

14 On the Shoulders of Giants

15 Retirement

16 Return to Little Rock

includes bibliographical notes : p. 217 - 228

"Overnight Code tells the story of Raye Montague, an ambitious little girl from segregated Little Rock who spent a lifetime educating herself, both inside and outside of the classroom, so that she could become the person and professional she aspired to be. Where some saw roadblocks, Montague only saw hurdles that needed to be overcome. Her mindset helped her become the first person to draft a Naval ship design by computer, using a program she worked late nights to debug. She did this as a single mother during the height of the Cold War, all the while imbuing her son with the hard-won wisdom she had accumulated throughout the years. Equal parts coming-of-age tale, civil rights history, and reflection on the power of education, Overnight Code is a tale about the persistence and perseverance required to forge the life of your dreams when the odds against you seem insurmountable, showing how one woman refused to let other people's prejudices stand in the way of her success"-- Provided by publisher.

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