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Tam Elizabeth O'Shaughnessy (born January 27, 1952) is an American children's science writer and former professional tennis player who co-founded the science education company Sally Ride Science together with her life partner, astronaut Sally Ride – the first American woman and third woman in space.
Jul 25, 2012 · Former astronaut Sally Ride, left, and her partner, Tam O'Shaughnessy, discuss the role of women in science and how the earth's climate is changing during a 2008 American Library Association ...
Oct 10, 2019 · Tam O'Shaughnessy, Sally Ride's life partner, looks through the late astronaut's postage stamp collection. Behind her is an enlargement of the 2018 Sally Ride Forever U.S. stamp.
Jun 23, 2021 · Tam O'Shaughnessy and Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space — in 1983, aboard the space shuttle Challenger — shared a passion for getting girls involved in STEM. It led them to...
Jun 26, 2023 · Sally Ride was an exceptional athlete, playing competitive tennis from age 9 in southern California, where she met Tam O’Shaughnessy, a fellow competitor and close friend. The two later became life partners for 27 years, until Ride’s death.
She has written 10 children's science books including The Third Planet (co-authored with Sally Ride), which won the American Institute of Physics Children's Science Writing Award. Tam O'Shaughnessy has been interested in science since she was a young girl. She studied biology in college, earning B.S. and M.S. degrees.
Sep 5, 2017 · Not long after astronaut Sally Ride died of pancreatic cancer in 2012, her life partner, Tam O’Shaughnessy, got a call from Ray Mabus, then secretary of the Navy. Mabus said the Navy wanted to honor Ride, America’s first woman in space, by naming a new research vessel after her.
