Remarkable Women #4 - Valentina Tereshkova

Valentina Tereshkova
Engineer and Cosmonaut

Sent by Ari from Manchester, England.

Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (born 6 March 1937) is a Russian engineer, member of the State Duma, and former Soviet cosmonaut. She was the first woman in space, having flown a solo mission on Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. She orbited the Earth 48 times, spent almost three days in space, is the only woman to have been on a solo space mission and is the last surviving Vostok programme cosmonaut. Twenty-six years old at the time of her spaceflight, she remains the youngest woman to have flown in space under the international definition of 100 km altitude, and the youngest woman to fly in Earth orbit (read more).

Remarkable Women #3 - Elisabetta Sirani

ELISABETTA SIRANI
(1638 - 1665)

Sent by Gorab from Bengaluru, India.

Elisabetta Sirani (8 January 1638 – 28 August 1665) was an Italian Baroque painter and printmaker who died in unexplained circumstances at the age of 27. She was one of the first women artists in early modern Bologna, who became a successful painter, producing public altarpieces as well as privately commissioned pictures.

Elisabetta Sirani was born in Bologna on 8 January 1638, the first of four children of Margherita and Giovanni Andrea Sirani. Giovanni was an art merchant and painter of the School of Bologna, having been a favorite assistant of Guido Reni. He did not produce many works during his lifetime; instead, he took over Reni's job as a teacher, and became the master in the first life school held in the house of Ettore Ghislieri (read more).

Remarkable Women #2 - San Diego International Women's Day Meetup March 8, 2025

Discover the stories of several remarkable women who lived and worked in San Diego, whose achievements and lasting impact on the city continue to inspire us today.

Katherine Sessions (hoticulturalist botanist), Sally Ride (astronaut physicist), Ellen Scripps (journalist philantropist), Belle Benchley (champion for wildlife zoo director), Florence Chadwick (long-distance swimmer), and Charlotte Baker (physician activist).

Sent by MaryLou and Greg from San Diego, California, USA.

Remarkable Women #1 - Sylvia Earle

Sent by Yvette from USA.

Sylvia Alice Earle (born August 30, 1935) is an American marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer. She has been a National Geographic Explorer at Large (formerly Explorer in Residence) since 1998. Earle was the first female chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and was named by Time Magazine as its first Hero for the Planet in 1998 (read further).