[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2511]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH:
                               SALLY RIDE

  (Mrs. DAVIS of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to 
celebrate the beginning of Women's History Month by recognizing a woman 
from my home State of California, Sally Ride.
  Sally Ride personifies the Californian and American spirit of 
exploration and discovery. In 1983, she became both the first woman and 
the youngest astronaut NASA has ever sent into space.
  Over the course of her distinguished career, Ride logged a total of 
nearly 350 hours in space, and she went on to serve on the committees 
that investigated the Challenger and the Columbia shuttle disasters.
  After leaving NASA, she cofounded Sally Ride Science at UC San Diego, 
which develops educational programs to inspire middle and high school 
students, especially girls, about science.
  Sally Ride had a passion for science and space exploration that 
inspired generations of girls to pursue STEM. I had a chance to meet 
her and see how everyone reacted to her. She is exactly the kind of 
woman we should honor this month, one who achieved her own dreams and 
paved the way for others to do the same.

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