I feel like there are so many famous women that have contributed so much, but we barely even know of them. Let's start a thread of influential women to learn about/who are overlooked. I'll start below:)
Dr. Sally Ride was the first American woman in space as well as the first LGBTQ person in space. She was an astrophysicist as well as an astronaut. She was born May 26, 1951 and grew up in Los Angeles. She went to Stanford University and received a bachelors in both English and physics in 1973, she continued to study physics earning a masters degree in 1975, and Ph.D. in 1978. Later that year, she landed a spot on NASA's astronaut program and became the first American woman in space on June 18, 1983. She worked as a mission specialist on Challenger, a space shuttle, and helped deploy satellites using the robotic arm. She flew again in 1984, and stopped working for NASA in 1987. She taught at the University of California, San Diego, and helped many students, especially girls study science and math.
Dr. Sally Ride was the first American woman in space as well as the first LGBTQ person in space. She was an astrophysicist as well as an astronaut. She was born May 26, 1951 and grew up in Los Angeles. She went to Stanford University and received a bachelors in both English and physics in 1973, she continued to study physics earning a masters degree in 1975, and Ph.D. in 1978. Later that year, she landed a spot on NASA's astronaut program and became the first American woman in space on June 18, 1983. She worked as a mission specialist on Challenger, a space shuttle, and helped deploy satellites using the robotic arm. She flew again in 1984, and stopped working for NASA in 1987. She taught at the University of California, San Diego, and helped many students, especially girls study science and math.