I whanau a Ride i Los Angeles. Kotahi tana taina, a Karen "Bear" Ride, he minita Presbyterian. Ko nga matua e rua he kaumatua i te Hahi Presbyterian. I mahi te whaea o Ride hei kaitohutohu taapori i te whare whakatikatika wahine. Ko tana papa he kaiwhakaako mo te putaiao torangapu i te Kareti o Santa Monica. I haere a Ride ki Portola Junior High (i tenei wa ko Portola Middle School) ka haere ki Birmingham High School i mua i tana tohu i te Kura Taketake Taketake Taketake i Los Angeles i runga i te karahipi. Hei taapiri ki te hiahia ki te putaiao, he kaitakaro teneti a-motu ia. I haere a Ride ki Swarthmore College mo nga tau e toru, i tango i nga akoranga ahupūngao i Los Angeles, California, ka uru atu ki te Whare Wananga o Stanford, ka uru atu ki te tohu bachelor i te kura tuatahi, me te tohu paetahi i te whare wananga wahine.
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