Who was the astronauts?

Answer 1

The first woman in space was Soviet (Russian) cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova on June 16, 1963.

The first female US astronaut in space was Sally Kristen Ride in 1983. The first African-American female astronaut was Mae Jemison, and the first Hispanic female astronaut was Ellen Ochoa.
The first woman in space was a Cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova (1963).
The first woman Astronaut in space was Sally Ride in 1983.
Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space. She flew on the Vostok 6 mission which was launched on June 16, 1963. (Rendezvoused but did not link with Vostok 5 craft already orbiting.)

Sally Ride was the first American and third woman in space. She flew on the Shuttle Challenger STS-7 mission from June 18-June 24, 1983.