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The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a with authors David Montague and Paige Bowers to discuss their new book on the life and legacy of the U.S. Navy鈥檚 鈥楬idden Figure鈥� Raye Montague. The event, 鈥淥vernight Code: A Conversation with Paige Bowers and David Montague,鈥� will take place from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 11. , the award-winning anchor of FOX16 News since 2004, will moderate the conversation.听 鈥淚t is a privilege for the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown Center and the Center for Arkansas History and Culture to work with David Montague and Paige Bowers to bring the extraordinary life of Raye Montague to our community through their discussion and the rich assortment of archival material that her family so kindly gifted to the university,鈥� said Dr. Deborah Baldwin, associate provost of collections and archives at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. 鈥淩aye Montague’s story is an inspiration to all of us and a legacy to听 be protected.鈥� Montague, executive director of online learning and faculty mentoring at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, and Bowers, a nationally published news and features writer, released 鈥�,鈥� in January. The book tells the story of Montague鈥檚 mother, Dr. Raye Montague, an internationally registered professional engineer with the U.S. Navy who is credited with creating the first computer-generated rough draft of a U.S. naval ship. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown and the Center for Arkansas History and Culture are co-hosting the event in celebration of Women鈥檚 History Month and Diversity Month. In addition to the virtual conversation, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown is hosting an exhibit of materials on display from the center鈥檚 Raye Montague Collection as well as some items donated from David Montague. The collection can be seen at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown from March 11-31.听听 鈥淲e are grateful to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock for hosting us in what promises to be a very special book talk,鈥� David Montague and Paige Bowers said. 鈥淣ot only will we be able to discuss the narrative arc of Raye Montague鈥檚 remarkable life, but we will be able to further illuminate it with her personal artifacts that are being lovingly preserved at the Center for Arkansas History and Culture. Archives like these are vitally important to the community at large, giving us tangible reminders of who we are and what we can become. Raye鈥檚 collection there is perfect proof of that.鈥� The collection includes Montague鈥檚 awards from the Arkansas Women鈥檚 Hall of Fame,听 the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame, the Arkansas Academy of Computing, and the National Computer Graphics Association. They also include a scrapbook and sweatshirt from Montague鈥檚 sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, and a framed photograph of a battleship that Montague designed digitally. The event is free and open to the public and can be