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HuffPost Science & Tech Here's a rare glimpse into astronaut Sally Ride's views on being the first American woman in space.
112 months ago
HuffPost Science & Tech "I wish that there had been another woman on my flight. I think it would have been a lot easier." - Sally Ride in 1983.
112 months ago
io9 A lot has changed since 1983. But at least one thing has (depressingly) stayed the same.
Sally Ride Reminds Us That One Thing Hasn't Changed For Female Astronauts
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In 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to travel into space. Today, PBS Digital Studio released a short animated film featuring an interview between Ride and Gloria Steinem from that very same year. It’s a great retrospective on Rideâ€
Read more ... ™s early career—but it’s also a reminder that obnoxious gender biases have tailed female astronauts for a very long time.
112 months ago
Laughing Squid
113 months ago
NBC News "Sally Ride, who would have been 64 today, captured the nation's imagination as a symbol of the ability of women to break barriers."
121 months ago
Howstuffworks Happy birthday, Sally Ride!
121 months ago
io9 Who was Sally Ride?
The Secret Life Of Sally Ride, The First American Woman In Space
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When Sally Ride died in 2012, her obituary noted a new fact that was widely picked up: that she was survived by her partner, Tam O'Shaughnessy. The first American woman in space suddenly became a more complicated figure. Now Lynn Sherr, a journalist
Read more ... and friend of Ride, has created a brilliant and eye-opening biography.
121 months ago
Newsweek You've seen today's Google Doodle on Sally Ride? Now, read our cover story from 1983 on the first woman in space:
Sally Ride: Ready for Liftoff
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Sally Ride died Monday at the age of 61. Read Newsweek’s 1983 cover story about the trailblazing astronaut.
121 months ago
TIME Sally Ride worked to motivate young people, especially girls, to become interested in science and math.
121 months ago
TIME Sally Ride journeyed to space at the age of 32.
121 months ago
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