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1. www.army.mil › article › 47238The first women of West Point | Article | The United States Army

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   Oct 27, 2010 · On the morning of July 7, 1976, 119 women joined the Corps of Cadets, establishing the first class of females at The United States Military Academy at West Point.

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3. www.blog.westpointadmissions.com › single-post › theThe Women of West Point

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   Mar 24, 2022 · Academic Year 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-2023 saw Reilly McGinnis, Holland Pratt and Lauren Drysdale lead the corps, respectfully, marking the first time in West Point's illustrious history that consecutive women were named the leader of the Corps of Cadets. READ MORE: Reilly McGinnis | Holland Pratt.

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4. www.nytimes.com › women-of-west-pointThe Women of West Point - The New York Times

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   Sep 5, 2014 · The Women of West Point. Few collegians work as hard as the U.S. Military Academy’s 786 female cadets. Photographs by Damon Winter Introduction by Kevin Cahillane

5. www.thenmusa.org › articles › first-class-of-womenPride and Excellence: The First Class of Women at West Point

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   A platoon of cadets poses in front of Washington Hall during the first year women were allowed at West Point. Center of Military History

6. www.westpoint.edu › news › west-point-newsThrough Struggle and Strife, Women of West Point Carve out a ...

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   May 23, 2023 · Women throughout the decades display their mettle and fervent desire to lead Soldiers to prove that trivial notions of gender-based limitations cannot measure the desire to serve effectively and lead honorably. The tried and tested way of accomplishing that was by mastering military skills.

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8. storymaps.arcgis.com › stories › da737ff194d34a1bb50Women of West Point - ArcGIS StoryMaps

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   Women of West Point. A virtual tour of the United States Military Academy.

9. www.bbc.co.uk › programmes › w3cswsfpBBC World Service - Witness History, Women At West Point

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   Jul 27, 2018 · Listen now. Women At West Point. In July 1976, women were admitted to the prestigious West Point military academy in the United States for the first time. Simon Watts talks to Marene...

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    How many female cadets were there at West Point?

    • That day 282 female cadets arrived at West Point during a time of change. Not only were they the first class of women to enter knowing that upon graduation every career path would be an option for them, but their plebe year also marked the first time both the Commandant of Cadets and the Dean of the Academic Board were women.

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    Are West Point women still in the Army?

    • National Archives and Records Administration Since that inaugural class of 1980, West Point women have served as the surgeon general of the Army, dean of academics at West Point, and the commandant of cadets at West Point. Younger generations of women who graduated from West Point continue to shape the Army today.

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    Where did the first women graduate from West Point Military Academy?

    • The story of the first women graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point begins not along the banks of the Hudson River, where the school is located, but in Washington, D.C.

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    Does West Point accept women?

    • From its founding in 1802, on George Washington’s earlier recommendation, until 1976, West Point admitted no women. Since then, more than 4,100 have followed in the steps of the first 62 female graduates in 1980. Many more are on the way, too, now that the American military will be opening combat positions to qualifying women by 2016.

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    Who was the first female cadet at West Point?

    • At the ceremony’s close, Obama was succeeded by the chain of command, which ended with the top cadet — Lindsey Danilack, just the fourth woman to hold this position — giving an order. “Class of 2014, dismissed,” she said. From its founding in 1802, on George Washington’s earlier recommendation, until 1976, West Point admitted no women.

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    Is West Point a female school?

    • “Class of 2014, dismissed,” she said. From its founding in 1802, on George Washington’s earlier recommendation, until 1976, West Point admitted no women. Since then, more than 4,100 have followed in the steps of the first 62 female graduates in 1980.

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