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Tam e oshaughnessy bio
Tam O'Shaughnessy
American educator, writer and former tennis player
Tam Elizabeth O'Shaughnessy (born January 27, ) is an Americanchildren's sciencewriter, associate professor emeritus of school psychology, and former professional tennis player.
She 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.[1][2] The company was relaunched as a nonprofit entity, Sally Ride Science at UC San Diego, on October 1, O'Shaughnessy serves as executive director.[3][4][5]
Childhood and early career
O'Shaughnessy was born in San Andreas, California, and attended Troy High School in Fullerton, California, where she was active in tennis.
As a junior player, she was coached by Billie Jean King.[6]
Tennis
O'Shaughnessy went on to play on the women's professional tennis circuit from to She competed in the U.S.