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Showcases the life of the first American woman in space, from her childhood, to her accomplishments as a tennis star, and her pioneering achievements as an astronaut and science educator. Explore Sally Ride''s life and work and understand the historical context of landmark events, movements, and women who paved the way for her success. Ride''s groundbreaking achievement represented a moment of triumph in an ongoing struggle for gender equality propelled by pivotal events such as the 1960''s Civil Rights Movement advocating for equal rights for all individuals, and the enactment of Title IX in 1972 ensuring gender equity in education. Written for students of American and women''s history, this examination of Ride''s contributions places each milestone in its historical context. This illuminates not only the world she lived in, but also her enduring significance to the contemporary challenges women and LGBTQ+ people continue to face in their efforts to pursue careers in STEM. A detailed chronology, curated sidebars throughout, chronological sequencing, and a comprehensive bibliography of vetted next-step resources, make this a singular and necessary first-stop reference resource on Ride''s life and work.>
List of contents
Series Foreword
Preface
Timeline: Events in the Life of Sally Ride
Introduction: Why Sally Ride Matters
1. Growing up
2. Becoming Doctor Ride
3. Thirty-Five New Guys
4. Mission Training
5. America's First Woman in Space
6. Return to Earth
7. Ready for Round Two
8.
Challenger and the Rogers Commission
9. The Ride Report
10. Life after NASA
11. Sally Ride's Legacy
Appendix A. History Making Women in Aviation
Appendix B. A Brief History of Space Flight
Primary Source Documents
Index
About the author
Jackie Pérez is a nuclear engineer turned writer and filmmaker in Washington D.C. After graduating MIT she joined the Navy, serving her country and collecting experiences across the globe which inform her point of view. She also holds an MFA in Television and Screenwriting from Stephens College.Peg. A. Lamphier, PhD, teaches interdisciplinary humanities at California State Polytechnic University and Women’s History at Mount San Antonio College. Lamphier wrote Kate Chase and William Sprague: Politics and Gender in a Civil War Marriage (2003) and Spur Up Your Pegasus: Family Letters of Salmon, Kate, and Nettie Chase, 1844–1873 (2009), and coedited Women in American History: A Social, Political, and Cultural Encyclopedia and Document Collection (ABC-CLIO 2017) and Technological Innovation in American History: An Encyclopedia (ABC-CLIO 2019). She also co-authored The Civil War on Film and American Women's History on Film (Bloomsbury 2020, 2022).Rosanne Welch is Executive Director of the Stephens College MFA in TV and Screenwriting, USA. She has TV writing credits on Beverly Hills 90210, Picket Fences, Nightline and Touched by an Angel. Her award-winning publications include When Women Wrote Hollywood (2018) and Women in American History (2017). She has additionally written American Women’s History on Film (2023) and The Civil War on Film (2021).
Summary
Showcases the life of the first American woman in space, from her childhood, to her accomplishments as a tennis star, and her pioneering achievements as an astronaut and science educator.
Explore Sally Ride’s life and work and understand the historical context of landmark events, movements, and women who paved the way for her success. Ride's groundbreaking achievement represented a moment of triumph in an ongoing struggle for gender equality propelled by pivotal events such as the 1960's Civil Rights Movement advocating for equal rights for all individuals, and the enactment of Title IX in 1972 ensuring gender equity in education. Written for students of American and women's history, this examination of Ride's contributions places each milestone in its historical context. This illuminates not only the world she lived in, but also her enduring significance to the contemporary challenges women and LGBTQ+ people continue to face in their efforts to pursue careers in STEM. A detailed chronology, curated sidebars throughout, chronological sequencing, and a comprehensive bibliography of vetted next-step resources, make this a singular and necessary first-stop reference resource on Ride's life and work.
Foreword
Showcases the life of the first American woman in space, from her childhood, to her accomplishments as a tennis star, and her pioneering achievements as an astronaut and science educator.
