Question: who was the first woman to be sent into space
Answer: Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova ( Russian : Валенти́на Влади́мировна Терешко́ва , IPA : ( vɐljɪnjˈtjinə vlɐˈdjimjɪrəvnə tjɪrjɪʂˈkovə ) ( listen ) ; born 6 March 1937 ) is a retired Russian cosmonaut , engineer , and politician .