March is Women's History Month

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"Sally Ride was a nationally ranked tennis player, but she chose physics over sports and ended up as the first American woman astronaut in space, a NASA planner, and a science professor."
Sally Ride went into space in 1983 at the age of 32. She was known as the first space traveler to be recognized as LGBT. She died of pancreatic cancer in 2012, according to Wikipedia.

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Softball Pitcher Joan Joyce

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How fast did Joan Joyce throw?​

119 mph
Joyce says her pitches, from some 40 feet away, were in the 70-mph range — and a test later conducted at the University of Southern California calculated her pitch speed at the baseball equivalent of 119 mph.

She pitched 150 no-hitters and 50 perfect games, with a lifetime earned run average of 0.09.

Joan Joyce is a known softball legend.
 
grahamg said:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/1999/mar/17/cricket1

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"The historic moment came just after midday when eight women quietly entered the Long Room by a side door thus ending a 212 year wait.

....., (they were made) honourary members of Marylebone Cricket Club, an all male preserve since its foundation in 1787.
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That sure was a long wait. For whatever reason the men let them in I'm glad they did. I did notice a reason could have been about the lottery, too. I'm happy these women finally got their way.
 

OneEyedDiva said:
This is from ThoughtCo.com
"Sally Ride was a nationally ranked tennis player, but she chose physics over sports and ended up as the first American woman astronaut in space, a NASA planner, and a science professor."
Sally Ride went into space in 1983 at the age of 32. She was known as the first space traveler to be recognized as LGBT. She died of pancreatic cancer in 2012, according to Wikipedia.

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I liked her and remember her well.
 
RadishRose said:
Softball Pitcher Joan Joyce

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How fast did Joan Joyce throw?​

119 mph
Joyce says her pitches, from some 40 feet away, were in the 70-mph range — and a test later conducted at the University of Southern California calculated her pitch speed at the baseball equivalent of 119 mph.

She pitched 150 no-hitters and 50 perfect games, with a lifetime earned run average of 0.09.

Joan Joyce is a known softball legend.
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That's one strong arm on her! I don't understand why sports aren't mixed instead of women's and men's sports seperately.
 
RadishRose said:
Christa McAuliffe, Teacher/Astronaut,
First civilian astronaut

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Sharon Christa McAuliffe (née Corrigan; September 2, 1948 – January 28, 1986) was an American teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire, who was killed on the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L where she was serving as a payload specialist.[2]

In 1985, McAuliffe was selected from more than 11,000 applicants to the NASA Teacher in Space Project and was scheduled to become the first teacher to fly in space.[4]
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That's so sad what happened to the space shuttle. I remember it like it was yesterday. They lost good people.
 
Ruthanne said:
I didn't ignore any of it graham. My reply was meant to be my honest response to your entire post. I was aghast and at a loss for more words at this time but if more comes to mind later I will surely post it to you. I'm sorry for the misunderstanding.
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Well I cant understand why anyone might wish to find an issue with the rest of my post about front line service in the military, and the contrast with their being female monarchs, essentially leading the armed forces and country as a whole, which was all factual, (as of course was the cricket reference!)
 
grahamg said:
Well I cant understand why anyone might wish to find an issue with the rest of my post about front line service in the military, and the contrast with their being female monarchs, essentially leading the armed forces and country as a whole, which was all factual, (as of course was the cricket reference!)
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I didn't find issues. I was just flabbergasted, that's all. I really don't want to argue with you.
 
RadishRose said:
Christa McAuliffe, Teacher/Astronaut,
First civilian astronaut

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Sharon Christa McAuliffe (née Corrigan; September 2, 1948 – January 28, 1986) was an American teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire, who was killed on the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L where she was serving as a payload specialist.[2]

In 1985, McAuliffe was selected from more than 11,000 applicants to the NASA Teacher in Space Project and was scheduled to become the first teacher to fly in space.[4]
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I'll never forget that day. I had left the office to go downtown during lunch. As soon as I got back in, my supervisor told me that the Challenger had exploded. 😢 May they all Rest in Paradise.
 
About Cleopatra, who was noted for her brilliance and charm (even though not considered beautiful). She was able to charm men of power with her feminine wiles. The controversy over her race and nationality as well as her background are explained here. Some believe she was Black, some Greek. The video about the Great Kings and Queens of Africa, which I posted in one of the Black History threads, portrayed her as Black. I got a chuckle out of some of this content by Steve Alex:
 
Ada Lovelace (1815 – 1852)

The only legitimate child of famed poet Lord Byron, Ada Lovelace has been called the world’s first computer programmer. A keen mathematician and scientist, Ada began working with Charles Babbage in her late teens. Babbage is regarded by some as the ‘father of computers’ since he is credited as inventing the first mechanical computer known as the Analytical Engine. Ada worked with Babbage and wrote an algorithm for the Engine to carry out, in other words, the worlds first computer program. She also noted that computers could go beyond just number crunching, realising their full potential before anyone else.

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Pam said:
Ada Lovelace (1815 – 1852)

The only legitimate child of famed poet Lord Byron, Ada Lovelace has been called the world’s first computer programmer. A keen mathematician and scientist, Ada began working with Charles Babbage in her late teens. Babbage is regarded by some as the ‘father of computers’ since he is credited as inventing the first mechanical computer known as the Analytical Engine. Ada worked with Babbage and wrote an algorithm for the Engine to carry out, in other words, the worlds first computer program. She also noted that computers could go beyond just number crunching, realising their full potential before anyone else.

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Very interesting thanks.
 
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