“And as I grew up, I was lucky that my first bosses, the ones that really took me under their wings, were very strong women who guided me and pushed me.”— Lisa Blunt Rochester, elle.com
“The world and our perceptions have changed a lot, even since the '70s, but there are lingering stereotypes. If you ask an 11-year-old to draw a scientist, she's likely to draw a geeky guy with a pocket protector. That's just not an image an 11-year-old girl aspires to. As she looks on the Web, she s…”— Sally Ride, 30670749.weebly.com
“Over the many years since my flight, it became clear to me there are a lot of kids, including girls, who are curious about science, about the world, about life on Mars, about how to design a roller coaster. But they lose that, partly because our system doesn't put a lot of emphasis on science and ma…”— Sally Ride, 30670749.weebly.com
“Looking back on it, it never really occurred to me that I couldn’t accomplish anything I wanted to. I think that there’s a lot of credit due my parents—and teachers that I was lucky enough to run into—that I really never did think that I couldn’t do something because I was female. I don’t ever remem…”— Sally Ride, jsc.nasa.gov
“I didn't go into it to be a role model. But 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!”— Sally Ride, askmen.com