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1. 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 like Maj. Kristen Griest, a tactical officer at West Point, broke new ground, becoming one of the first two women to graduate from Ranger School and serve as the first female Infantry officer. The sacrifices and innovative strides stemmed from women who went above and beyond to prove that trivial notions of gender-based limitations cannot ...

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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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   National Museum of the United States Army. Pride and Excellence: The First Class of Women at West Point. 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.

4. 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...

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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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   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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   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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   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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   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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   What is a women of West Point virtual tour?

   • This virtual tour is a collaboration between the West Point Department of History and the Theater Arts Guild. It chronicles West Point’s history through the stories of women who have shaped the academy and the US Army. Introduction Captions Hello, I am Major Justine Meberg. Welcome to our Women of West Point virtual tour.

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   Why did West Point include women in its academies?

   • To them, the inclusion of women merely brought West Point up to the standards that the Reserve Officer Training Corps and Officer Candidate School commissioning programs upheld for almost a decade prior to the admission of women into the service academies and provided the post-Vietnam Army more qualified recruits.

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

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9. 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 ...