Conversation so far:
When did Ride leave NASA?
In 1987, Ride left her position in Washington, D.C., to work at the Stanford University Center for International Security and Arms Control.
What did she do at the Stanford Center?
International Security and Arms Control.
How long was she there?
In 1989, she became a professor of physics at the University of California, San Diego, and director of the California Space Institute.
Was she successful as a professor?
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Question: Did she have any other professions?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Sally Ride have any other professions other than being a professor and politics?