Women in Space

By libonflo
  • First woman in the space - Valentina Tereshkova - Vostok

    First woman in the space - Valentina Tereshkova - Vostok

  • The Equal Pay Act is passed by Congress.

  • 1964: The Civil Rights Act outlaws sex discrimination.

  • 1968: Shirley Chisholm becomes the first black woman elected to the House.

  • 1982: The Equal Rights Amendment fails ratification by the states.

  • First US woman in the space - Sally Ride

    First US woman in the space - Sally Ride

    (She was the third woman in space overall after Valentina Tereshkova, above, and Svetlana Savitskaya, who flew on Soyuz T-7 August 19, 1982)

  • First woman to participate in an Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVA) Svetlana Savitskaya - Soyuz T-12. July 25, 1984

  • First U.S. woman to participate in an EVA Kathryn (Kathy) Sullivan - STS 41-G. October 11, 1984

  • Dr. Ride joined the faculty at the University of California San Diego as a Professor of Physics and Director of the University of California's California Space Institute

  • 1993: Janet Reno becomes the first woman to hold the office of Attorney General of the United States.

  • 1993: The Supreme Court rules that sexual harassment in the workplace is illegal.

  • First woman Space Shuttle commander Eileen Collins - STS-93.

    First woman Space Shuttle commander Eileen Collins - STS-93.

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    First woman Space Station Expedition crew member Susan Helms - Expedition 2

  • Dr. Ride founded her own company

    Sally Ride Science to pursue her long-time passion of motivating girls and young women to pursue careers in science, math and technology.

  • 2005: Condoleezza Rice serves as the first female African American Secretary of State

  • First woman to command the International Space Station (ISS) Peggy Whitson

    Whitson completed a six month tour of duty aboard the International Space Station as the ISS Commander for Expedition 16 in April 2008.

  • 2009: Sonia Sotomayor becomes the third female and first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice.

  • Dr Sally Ride death