A Hero's Sally Ride: A True Hero

Sally Ride, a woman who literally showed all girls and women how to reach for the stars. People all over America look up to her as one of the most important heroic figures:“I was a child of the'80s. Sally Ride was one of the first important names I remember. She means success and steadiness to me”, “Sally Ride is a true U.S. hero for all who deserve total civil rights”, “She showed that women can have it all: a loving relationship, professional fulfillment and be a role model for all women and girls.” Sally Ride was the first American woman in space. She accomplished this tremendous milestone during a time when women were looked down upon in the academic world. Women were thought to not have the capability to be smart or too emotional to think reasonably. Ride’s achievements proved them wrong, and she worked her whole life to get young girls to go against the stereotype. Sally Ride’s works and achievements inspire and encourage little girls everywhere to pursue academics, making her a true hero.
Sally was born a normal
She had to compete among ten thousand people to get selected, then 29 men and five other women who were equally if not more qualified to get her spot on the shuttle. (Ride 2) When she was chosen to be the first American woman in space, media jumped on her. They often bombarded her with sexist questions and remarks. During a press conference she was asked if she wept when she got frustrated she simply laughed and said “Why don’t people ask (STS-7 Pilot) Rick (Hauck) these questions?”. She never lashed out or was rude to the media about these harassments, she answered these questions gracefully and with humor, like NASA reports "Sally Ride broke barriers with grace and professionalism – and literally changed the face of America's space program," (Garneth 1). She let her actions speak for themselves, she didn’t need to be