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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. Of those, 62 women walked...

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

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   The next year, 1977, a second class of 104 women arrived at West Point. This time, West Point integrated them into every cadet company, with the first class of women reorganized to provide them supervision. The result was a dramatic drop in resignations.

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. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rebecca_SRebecca S. Halstead - Wikipedia

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   Rebecca Stevens "Becky" Halstead (born 1959) is a former United States Army officer and the first female graduate of West Point to become a general officer. She was the 34th Chief of Ordnance and Commandant of the United States Army Ordnance Center and Schools at Aberdeen Proving Ground , Maryland.

6. westpointwomen.org › pages › athena-speaks-fiftyAthena Speaks: Fifty Years of Women at West Point

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   The original project, Athena Speaks: Thirty Years of Women at West Point, is an anthology of poetry, prose, and visual art created by alumni and then-cadets that reflects the varied and diverse experiences of women at the Academy.

7. www.cbsnews.com › news › 35-years-since-women-brokeFirst female West Point graduate reflects on historic anniversary

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   May 28, 2015 · On May 28, 1980, dozens of women made history as the first to graduate from America's military academies. This feature, The Way It Was, resurfaces and explores past stories from the CBS News ...

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   How many women graduated from West Point?

   • In 1980, 62 females graduated from West Point, representing 6.7 percent of the class. Last week, 303 females graduated from West Point, making up 23 percent of the Class of 2019.

   First female West Point graduate reflects on historic anniversary

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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.

   The Women of West Point - The New York Times

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   Why did West Point not have women?

   • Uniforms malfunctioned or didn’t fit right as the academy adjusted to a new population, and West Point was led by a superintendent, Lt. Gen. Sidney B. Berry, who originally resisted the arrival of females. On Reception Day July 7, 1976, the women in the Class of 1980 had opened the doors to the academy as the first women to be admitted.

   Forty years have passed since the first women graduated from West Point

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   What did women do at West Point?

   • Women soon made strides in the realm of academics and athletics. In the second year at West Point, the top academic student in the class of 1980 was a woman. The nascent women’s basketball and volleyball teams won their respective state titles in their first year, earning a varsity status and their peer’s respect.

   Pride and Excellence: The First Class of Women at West Point

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   Who was the first woman to get a West Point diploma?

   • As the top-ranked woman in the class, Andrea Hollen —who was also a Rhodes Scholar that year —became the first woman to receive a West Point diploma and become a member of the Long Gray Line. She was followed by Allison, Barkalow, Gucwa, Fulton, Locke and the 56 other women in the Class of 1980 who made history together.

   Forty years have passed since the first women graduated from West Point

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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.

   Pride and Excellence: The First Class of Women at West Point

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9. www.army.mil › article › 235994Forty years have passed since the first women graduated from ...

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   May 27, 2020 · As the top-ranked woman in the class, Andrea Hollen —who was also a Rhodes Scholar that year —became the first woman to receive a West Point diploma and become a member of the Long Gray...