Dorothy Vaughan vs Sirimavo Bandaranaike
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Compare the life timelines of Dorothy Vaughan (1910–2008) and Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916–2000) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 84 years, from 1916 to 2000.
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Dorothy Vaughan (1910–2008)
- — Born in Kansas City, Missouri Verified
- — Graduated from Wilberforce University Verified
- — Taught mathematics at Robert Russa Moton High School Verified
- — Married Howard Vaughan Verified
- — Began work at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory Verified
- — Appointed head of West Area Computing Verified
- — Joined the Analysis and Computation Division after NACA became NASA Verified
- — Learned FORTRAN and taught it to her colleagues Verified
- — Retired from NASA Verified
- — Died in Hampton, Virginia Verified
Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916–2000)
- — Born in Ratnapura, British Ceylon Verified
- — Married S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Verified
- — Entered politics after her husband's assassination Verified
- — Became the world's first female prime minister Verified
- — Served a second term and oversaw a new republic Verified
- — Served a third term as Prime Minister Verified
- — Died in Sri Lanka Verified