But since 2006 , the percentage of women going into the sciences has leveled off , Corbett said . Sally Ride was part of a rising wave of women in science and engineering . Hide Caption Ride , the first American woman in space , died Monday at 61 . `` Sally changed the world , '' astronaut Cady Coleman says .
Sally Ride was part of a rising wave of women in science and engineering . Hide Caption Ride , the first American woman in space , died Monday at 61 . `` Sally changed the world , '' astronaut Cady Coleman says .