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:)
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Who are some overlooked influential Women?
Who are some overlooked influential Women?
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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.
Nancy Wake:
She was born in Wellington, New Zealand on August 30, 1912, and became a nurse and a journalist. After World War Two broke out, she joined the French Resistance and later the Special Operations Executive and also had a brief role as an intelligence officer in the Air Ministry. Between the years 1940 and 1942, she manned dangerous escape routes through German-occupied France, saving the lives of hundreds of Allied Troops.
Her acts of bravery eventually got her nicknamed as "The White Mouse", and ended up becoming one of the most decorated women of the war. The honors she received include the France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, British War Medal 1939–45, French Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, French Croix de Guerre with Star and two Palms, US Medal for Freedom with Palm and French Medaille de la Resistance.