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Women at West Point: Directed by Vincent Sherman. With Linda Purl, Leslie Ackerman, Jameson Parker, Andrew Stevens. The story of the first women to enter the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and how they--and the school--faced the resultant problems.
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- Drama
- Vincent Sherman
- 1979-02-27
The United States Military Academy (USMA, West Point, or Army[7]) is a United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a fort during the American Revolutionary War, as it sits on strategic high ground overlooking the Hudson River 50 miles (80 km) north of New York City.
Feb 27, 1979 · “Women At West Point,” which is very nicely played by Miss Purl, Mr. Stevens and a medium‐size cast, also deals gingerly with the sadism the women's presence apparently encouraged in some...
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.
Jan 12, 2022 · Leslie’s TEDx talk is on how women at West Point, a military institution that was all men for the first 174 years of its existence, “broke the mold” of the traditional model cadet, a man....
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May 28, 2015 · On May 28, 1980 -- 35 years ago Thursday -- the men behind those words were proven wrong as dozens of women tossed their caps alongside men at America's prestigious military academies.
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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.
