Sally Ride
eBook - ePub

Sally Ride

Breaking Barriers and Defying Gravity

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Sally Ride

Breaking Barriers and Defying Gravity

About this book

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 contributions 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 life 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 primary source documents make this a singular and necessary first-stop reference resource on Ride's life and work.

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Yes, you can access Sally Ride by Jackie Pérez, Rosanne Welch,Peg A. Lamphier in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & Social Science Biographies. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Series Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Series Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. Timeline: Events in the Life of Sally Ride
  9. Introduction: Why Sally Ride Matters
  10. 1 Growing Up
  11. 2 Becoming Doctor Ride
  12. 3 Thirty-Five New Guys
  13. 4 Mission Training
  14. 5 America’s First Woman in Space
  15. 6 Return to Earth
  16. 7 Ready for Round Two
  17. 8 Challenger and the Rogers Commission
  18. 9 The Ride Report
  19. 10 Life after NASA
  20. 11 Sally Ride’s Legacy
  21. Appendix A: History-Making Women in Aviation
  22. Appendix B: A Brief History of Space Flight
  23. Primary Source Documents
  24. Index
  25. Copyright Page