Sally Ride: Why Sally Ride waited until her death to tell the world she was gay

Sally Ride was a national hero and a powerful role model who inspired generations of young girls to reach for the stars and later fought tirelessly to help them get there by advocating for a greater focus on science and math inYesterday, the day before Amelia Earhart's 115th birthday, Sally Ride joined the skies for a final time. At 61, she died of pancreatic cancer—a horrible disease. Back in 1983, it was thrilling to watch her smash the AmericanSally Ride, the first American woman to

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