Memo to ‘the ladies’: Technology is cool
Fanfare accompanied the liftoff from Cape Canaveral as Sally Ride and four other astronauts aboard the Challenger hurtled into space. Among the celebrities cheering for Dr. Ride were two leaders of the women’s movement, Gloria Steinem and Jane Fonda. Other onlookers sported T-shirts bearing the upbeat message, “Ride, Sally Ride.”
