*[[Rachel Carson]],marine biologist, conservationist, and author of the influential book, ''[[Silent Spring]]''.
*[[Rachel Carson]],marine biologist, conservationist, and author of the influential book, ''[[Silent Spring]]''.
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*[[Sally Ride|Dr. Sally Kristen Ride]] was the first American woman in space. She had a doctorate in Physics (Stanford, 1978), as well as a BSc in Physics, BA in English in 1973, and a MSc in Physics.
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*Valentina Tereshkova, a [[Russian]], was the woman in space in 1963.
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*[[Sally Ride|Dr. Sally Kristen Ride]] was the first American woman in space in 1983. She had a doctorate in Physics (Stanford, 1978), as well as a BSc in Physics, BA in English in 1973, and a MSc in Physics.