The She Lab Presents: Women in Community with Margot Lee Shetterly

Schedule

Thu Feb 19 2026 at 05:30 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

The CODE Building (Irving Theater) | Charlottesville, VA

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About this Event

Join Stepping Stone, The She Lab, and best-selling author, Margot Lee Shetterly for Women In Community, a moderated conversation with Lily West from The She Lab. This will be held on Thursday, February 19, from 5:30-7:30 PM at the CODE Building in downtown Charlottesville. Come celebrate the power of community, storytelling, and shared purpose in building a healthier, more connected future.

All proceeds from ticket sales benefit Stepping Stone. This annual event serves as their one and only fundraiser. By purchasing a ticket, you are also helping Stepping Stone's mission to support babies and toddlers from under-resourced families by providing diapers, clothing, and other essential items for their health and well-being.

About Margot Lee Shetterly: Margot is the author of Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race (William Morrow/HarperCollins). She is also the founder of The Human Computer Project, an endeavor that is recovering the names and accomplishments of all of the women who worked as computers, mathematicians, scientists and engineers at the NACA and NASA from the 1930s through the 1980s. Margot is a Hampton, Virginia native, University of Virginia graduate, an entrepreneur, and an intrepid traveler who spent 11 years living in Mexico, and currently lives in Charlottesville, VA.

Tickets include light appetizers, and drinks will be available for purchase on-site. There will be mixing and mingling starting at 5:30 PM. The conversation with Shetterly and West begins promptly at 6:30 PM, followed by a Q&A and book signing. Books will be available for purchase on-site from Commerce Street Books.


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The CODE Building (Irving Theater), 225 West Water, Charlottesville, United States

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