Research Paper On Sally Ride

Mary worked with the West Computers for 2 years and then she went to work with Kazimierz Kanreki. He was an engineer working on high speed wind tunnels. While she worked with him he offered her the idea to go back to school to study to become an engineer. For Mary to take classes she had to get permission. She had to obtain permission because Virginia school had not desegregated at the time. Mary got to take her classes and she became an engineer. She got to become NASA’s first African American women to have a degree in engineering in 1958.

Mary settled working in NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) in 1951. She worked and was the member of the west area computing unit, were at the time was called the “human computer”. She was supervised by Dorothy Vaughan who was also a comprising African American female mathematician. Both women provided data that was important for the early success of the space

     “Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be but a challenge to others.” This was in her letter to her husband, in case the dangerous flight proved to be her last. She was the woman who crossed the Atlantic Ocean, shared her visions, inspired many, formed the Ninety-Nines, and tried to fly around the world. She is, and always will be, remembered for her

Ride was one of six women first allowed into the astronaut program at NASA. The reason women were finally let in was because of all of the women’s rights movements. Sally ride was setting a huge example for women everywhere. She

While applying to an ad to work at NASA, this woman was the only one out of the 1,000 people that replied to the ad that had the opportunity to talk to Kraft, the “head” of NASA. It was a tremendous deal to talk to the boss guy . Right then and there she knew she made it into NASA to be an astronaut.( Sally Ride taking off ) It was the changing point of her career and other women’s careers that she helped influence. "I was so dazzled to be on the crew and go into space I remembered very little of what he said," Sally Ride from Time magazine. This quote entities that Ride was exceptionally enthusiastic to be able to join NASA as a woman. The former astronaut was determined to land where she expected, if not more. Ride defied the odds of being a woman and being intelligent at the same time.

She also was a regular skier in Colorado, Canada and Europe and began running for conditioning and later competition, played tennis and golf. Later in her career as a rocket scientist Easley received an opportunity to become an equal employment opportunity counselor where she assists with the supervision of addressing issues such as gender, race, and age. Not directly she stated she also was a face of women’s rights and opportunity at NASA. She made a point to have her rom supervisor and herself to wear pantsuits to state the point, “It’s not what you are wearing but what you’re actually producing”. Easley would humbly state that she never set out to be a role model or trailblazer. Many who knew her would say that it was not just the work that she did that made a difference; it was her energy and positive attitude that had a tremendous impact on NASA. During a 2001 interview Easley reflected humbly on discrimination experiences at NASA. She specifically acknowledged a time when she was cut out of a six-person work photo when it was displayed to the public. She stated “When people have their biases and prejudices, yes, I am aware. My head is not in the sand. But my thing is, if I can’t work with you, I will work around you.” She then goes on to say “…I would not let that get me down. Money is important to all of us. We need it to survive. You may control my purse strings, but you don’t control my life.” Throughout her lifetime, Easley consistently emphasizes the importance of teamwork and expresses appreciation and admiration for those she worked with. There are many illustrations throughout her career of her determination and discipline, kindness, and

A twenty first century learner is someone who is creative, innovative, responsible, and many more. One person like this that comes to mind is Betty White. White is an actress, comedian, author, and advocate. She exhibits many of the qualities of a twenty first century learner including, creativity and innovation, communication and collaboration, and social and cross-cultural skills. She has showcased these skills since before the twenty first century and shows them often.

In Mae’s early life she was already interested in the aspect of science she knew she wanted to do something in that field. Although when she told her parents and peers this, they discouraged her. Although they didn’t encourage her because women equality and racism were still a little heavy, she persevered. She studied up on different type fields of science in the library, but most times on astrology. She had a dream to be an astronaut, and no one was going to stop her. At the age of sixteen she attended stanford university and got her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and African

In the late 1950s, the United States decided to send people into space. Jerrie trained with a group of women to join the astronaut training program. Jerrie tested better than anyone in her group. She wanted to be the first woman astronaut.

In the 1920’s women did not have very many rights. They had just started to work outside of their homes and in the factories. These women wanted to help support their husbands and sons that were away at war during World War I. This gave them a sense of power and led them to wanting more respect than they were receiving from the men. Being a woman was not the only problem that some faced in America, but being an African American woman in America was extremely difficult. This made it hard to find jobs and this affected the black males as well, but the females were hit with a double slam when it came to being a minority. Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman was an African American woman. She was the first African American woman to receive an aviation license.

The first American woman in space was Sally Kristen Ride. She was born on May 26, 1951 in Los Angeles, CA. She lived to be 61 years of age and died on July 23, 2012 of pancreatic cancer. She died in La Jolla, CA. She was married to Steven Hawley for around 5 years and then had a divorce. Then she was with Tam O’Shaughnessy, who is still alive. She wrote children’s book and had written

Johnson, Vaughan, and Jackson had the qualifications and beyond to be in NASA and excelled in their assignments. But, because of the color of their skin, they were not acknowledged and were only used for their abilities. These women and many other women of color who worked for NASA were isolated into another building, used colored bathrooms, and even colored coffee pots. Often times these women were also looked down upon whenever they spoke to a coworker who was white as if they were not worthy even to speak to them. This was especially seen with Johnson, who was a brilliant mathematician to the point where she could outthink the computers.

Sally Ride was the first American woman to fly into outer space. She was born on May 26th, 1951 in Los Angeles, California and she passed away July 23, 2012 at the age of 61 (Dunbar, 2014). Sally attended and graduated from Westlake High School in Los Angeles, California, in 1968. While Sally was in high school, her dream was to be a professional tennis player, however soon after graduating she took her success to Stanford University. Sally graduated from Stanford University with bachelor’s degrees in both Physics and English in 1973. She then continued her education at Stanford by earning her master's degree and Ph.D in Physics by 1978. Sally was loved and missed by her partner of 27 years, Tam O’Shaughnessy, who is an American Children’s

Progression in technology comes with progression of education. The movie “Hidden Figures” highlights the opportunities involved when intelligent, courageous women take strides to create the math to send astronauts to the moon. This movie is about three historical African American women who worked as “human computers” at the NASA Research Center in Langley, VA in the early 1960’s. Katherine Johnson (fellow mathematician), Dorothy Vaughn (programmer) and Mary Jackson (engineer), contributed to NASA space program to successfully send John Glenn, the first man to orbit around the earth, Project Mercury and later Apollo II mission. The film is a powerful reminder of the destructive consequences of discrimination. It holds important career lessons about how to manage and excel at work even under challenging circumstances.

Betty Davis (26 July 1945) a pioneer in the development of funk music’s cultural senses,also known for her scandalous outfits, distinctively lascivious lyrics, fierce and impenitent personality, protruded and faced the male-dominated rock and funk music culture of the 1960s and 1970s. Her goal was to portray ‘black aspirations’ (Greene, 2013: 58) within her music, fashion statements, beliefs, and performances. Betty Davis’s indisputable desire for fame never passed by inconspicuously, Nonetheless, her bluntly honest music and lyrics became overwhelming to some audiences as well as male music critics. The main certainty of her being a black woman and her unforgettable statements produced through her music originated her exclusion from the American History of popular music (Keys, 2013: 44) who refused to be limited by general categorisation (Hundley, 2007).