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Sally Ride
Sally Ride: Americas First Woman in Space | Lynn Sherr
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A portrait of the first American woman astronaut covers her service aboard the panel that investigated the shuttle disasters, her co-founding of a science-education organization for girls, and her guarded personal life.
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Sharpeipup
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Love that California Science Center will showcase the shuttle in such an eye catching way…bet Sally would too. 💫

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Hooked_on_books
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Sally Ride popped up in a recent read and I realized I didn‘t know much about her. Now that I know a bit more, I think she was an awesome choice for the first American woman in space and I‘m saddened that she‘s no longer with us. The author is a journalist who became a friend to Sally, so this book is probably less objective than it could be, but it‘s not fawning.

ChaoticMissAdventures Sally Ride was amazing! I get annoyed at myself because, no matter what, the first thing I think of when she comes up is the 100 Tampons story. For me she will always represent feminisms and the lack of education even rocket scientist have about women. 3y
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Lynn is a journalist who covered space in the 80s and became friends with Sally. Yet she, like many, did not know Sally had a same sex partner for 27 years. Sally‘s partner asked Lynn to write this posthumous biography and include Sally‘s many professional accomplishments as well as interviewing people about her personal life. Not only was Sally a groundbreaker for female astronauts, she also brought STEM opportunities to girls & kids through ⬇️

Megabooks ⬆️ her company Sally Ride Science. She served on the science transition teams of two presidents, investigated both shuttle disasters, and served on the boards of companies like Apple. Some very amazing accomplishments!! ⬇️ (edited) 3y
Megabooks ⬆️ Also this is a hilarious song from a comedian about the 100 tampons NASA thought she needed for a 7-day mission. It‘s really funny! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AHqvA4Is0Aw 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage We just watched For All Mankind on Apple and she‘s in it! It‘s an alternate reality about NASA and the space program that brings female astronauts to the forefront. Now I want to read this book even more! 3y
Megabooks @BarbaraTheBibliophage cool! Yes, this definitely has quite a bit her early NASA career and a little bit about the other women in her astronaut class. 3y
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This is an in depth look at Sally Ride‘s early life, her achievements as the first American woman astronaut, and her work after.

An interesting insight into the life of an amazing woman. She accomplished so much while she was at NASA, and afterwards she cofounded an organization focused on encouraging girls in STEM.

While she was not out during her lifetime, it‘s important to recognize her place in history as both a woman and LGBTQ+. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

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#AudioBaking some cheesecake brownies! Yum! And listening to the biography of a truly amazing woman! 💫

Soubhiville Mmmmmm😋 3y
Pageturner1 i can‘t tell but what what device are you listening to audible books on? @ozma.of.oz 3y
BookmarkTavern @Pageturner1 It‘s my iPad mini! I can switch between the audiobook and my recipe app pretty easily on it. 😁 And I‘m actually using Libby for this book. (edited) 3y
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Pageturner1 @ozma.of.oz Oh, looks nice. i just got a kindle paperwhite device. wish i looked further into devices. 3y
Bookwormjillk I really liked this book, and the brownies look great too! 3y
Ellies_Books06 Wow! I'm hungry now 3y
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I feel torn about this rating. I was interested in learning more about Sally Ride and this book definitely delivered. My problem is with the writing style. The author is a journalist and felt a lot like I was reading a very long newspaper article.

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goodbyefrancie
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Bought this one as a gift for the hubby, but I'll be reading it, too. Pretty clever way to get myself a new book, right? #riotgrams #celestial #celestialsolstice One of my small people wants to be an astronaut...she's four. #WomenCanDoAnything

Crystalblu I totally did that with one of my secret santa books!!! They did say they don't mind used ;) 7y
goodbyefrancie @Crystalblu Sounds like a great deal to me! 7y
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bookishkai
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An interesting look at Dr. Ride. My lingering thought is that women are no more represented in science than they were when she was selected to NASA 39 years ago. And also: unless someone *wants* to come out, nobody's sexuality is anyone else's business. I didn't always like Shear's "insider" view, but given how intensely private Sally was, I doubt this could have written otherwise.

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I was a space-mad little girl. I wanted to be an astronaut I think before I even knew what it really meant, and even though my comprehension of higher math rendered my dream impossible, a little part of me always thought "maybe." And in all those years, I positively idolized Sally Ride. I cried when I learned she had died; even as an adult I tend to hold my idols a little too closely. I think I'm finally ready to read this book.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I'll need to look this book up too! 8y
Lauren_reading I met her when I was 12, I'll never forget it - I still have the book she signed for me (I started young 😀) 8y
Nonaroo Enjoy! I thought it was a great book. She was such a great role model and Lynn Sherr does a great job with this biography! 🚀 (edited) 8y
Hooked_on_books She was an amazing woman. That hair is so 80s, though. 😄 8y
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stephhammer
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This is a beautifully written book about an amazing life. Sally Ride is remarkable for her achievement of being the first American woman in space, but she did so much more than that. She was dedicated to inspiring girls to pursue the sciences, and her legacy lives on in Sally Ride Science & all the work she did during her lifetime.

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After reading Hidden Figures, I'm a bit obsessed with reading about the women of NASA. This biography of Sally Ride is fascinating and reads more like an engrossing novel than a dry biography. What a fascinating woman!

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When my mom was a student at UCLA in the '60s, she had wanted to major in engineering, but decided to switch to math when an engineering professor told her that no woman in his class would get more than a C because women weren't good at engineering. She went on to become a computer programmer for NASA & JPL. So proud of women like my mom & Sally Ride for proving that women can excel in STEM.

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"Science is cool, and gender no obstacle to rocketing into space or sequencing the genome of a tropical frog. The grander goal was implicit: with proper encouragement and support, kids can be who and what they want. Even the sky is no limit."

On Sally Ride and her vision for girls in STEM.