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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.
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.
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...
Mar 24, 2022 · The first female First Captain was Kristin Baker in 1989. Since then 8 women have held the title of First Captain. 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 ...
Brigadier general Maritza Sáenz Ryan[note 1] (born c. 1960) is a former United States Army officer, and head of the Department of Law at the United States Military Academy. She was the first woman and first Hispanic (Puerto Rican and Spanish heritage) West Point graduate to serve as an academic department head.
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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.