Valentina Tereshkova was the first female cosmonaut and the first and youngest woman to have flown in space with a solo mission on the Vostok 6 in 1963.
vˌæləntˈiːnə tˌɛɹɪʃkˈoʊvə wʌzðə fˈɜːst fˈiːmeɪl kˈɑːzmənˌɔːt ænd ðə fˈɜːst ænd jˈʌŋɡɪst wˈʊmən tə hæv flˈoʊn ɪn spˈeɪs wɪð ɐ sˈoʊloʊ mˈɪʃən ɔnðə vˈɑːstɑːk sˈɪks ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː.