“Everywhere I go I meet girls and boys who want to be astronauts and explore space, or they love the ocean and want to be oceanographers, or they love animals and want to be zoologists, or they love designing things and want to be engineers. I want to see those same stars in their eyes in 10 years and know they are on their way!” KnowsWayWantYearsEyeGirlStarsSpaceAnimalBoysDesignOceanEngineersAstronautAnimal LoveBoy And GirlZoologist Author:Sally Ride
“It was a real honor for me to get to be the first woman astronaut. I think it's really important that young girls that are growing up today can see that women can be astronauts too. There have actually been a lot of women, who are astronauts, that that's a career that's open to them.” ThinkingFirstsImportantRealTodayYoungGirlCareersGrowing UpGrowingHonorAstronaut Author:Sally Ride
“For whatever reason, I didn't succumb to the stereotype that science wasn't for girls. I got encouragement from my parents. I never ran into a teacher or a counselor who told me that science was for boys. A lot of my friends did.” ReasonGirlParentBoysTeacherMy FriendsEncouragementRanStereotypeCounselorWomen In Science Author:Sally Ride
“It's well known that many girls have a tendency to dumb down when they're in middle school.” WellsSchoolGirlKnownMiddleTendenciesDumbWell KnownMiddle School Author:Sally Ride
“I think it's important for little girls growing up, and young women, to have one in every walk of life. So from that point of view, I'm proud to be a role model!” ThinkingLittlesImportantYoungGirlWalksViewsRolesGrowing UpGrowingProudModelsPoint Of ViewRole ModelsYoung WomenWalks Of LifeGirls Growing Up Author:Sally Ride
“I never went into physics or the astronaut corps to become a role model. But after my first flight, it became clear to me that I was one. And I began to understand the importance of that to people. Young girls need to see role models in whatever careers they may choose, just so they can picture themselves doing those jobs someday. You can't be what you can't see.” PeopleNeedsFirstsMayJobsYoungGirlCareersRolesClearModelsImportancePhysicsAssFlightSomedayRole ModelsBad AssAstronaut Author:Sally Ride
“There are lots of opportunities out there for women to work in these fields, ... Girls just need support, encouragement and mentoring to follow through with the sciences.” NeedsGirlOpportunitySupportFieldsEncouragementMentoringFollow Through Author:Sally Ride
“If we want scientists and engineers in the future, we should be cultivating the girls as much as the boys.” IfsWantShouldGirlBoysScientistEngineersCultivatingScientists And Engineers Author:Sally Ride
