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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.

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3. www.nytimes.com › 2017/08/14 › usWest Point Cadet, Simone Askew, Breaks a Racial and Gender ...

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   Aug 14, 2017 · Cadet Simone Askew breaks a barrier by becoming the first female African-American first captain at the United States Military Academy at West Point.

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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. americanhomefront.wunc.org › 2017/03/24 › west-pointWest Point Women: Photo Scandal Shouldn't Overshadow Women's ...

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   Mar 24, 2017 · Lt. Col. Carol Barkalow, now retired, was in the first class at West Point that included women. The Marine Corps photo scandal has disappointed some veterans who helped break down barriers...

7. www.armytimes.com › news › your-armySimone Askew is first black woman to lead West Point cadets

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   Aug 15, 2017 · WEST POINT, N.Y. — Simone Askew marched into history Monday as the first black woman to lead the Long Grey Line at the U.S. Military Academy.

8. www.nbcnews.com › news › nbcblkSimone Askew is First Black Woman to Lead West Point Cadets

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   Aug 15, 2017 · Simone Askew is making history as the first black woman to lead the Long Grey Line at the U.S. Military Academy. In this Aug. 3, 2017, image provided by the U.S. Army, West Point Cadet...

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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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   How many African-American women graduate from West Point?

   • The larger Army has historically been at the forefront of military integration, but West Point has yet to see more than 20 African-American women graduate in a single class. “Simone looks like America,” said Pat Walter Locke, the first African-American woman to graduate from West Point and one of Simone’s mentors.

   West Point Cadet, Simone Askew, Breaks a Racial and Gender Barrier

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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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   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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   Who was the first female graduate of West Point?

   • Andrea Hollen was the first female graduate from West Point. In a 1980 interview with correspondent Ike Pappas that aired on the 'CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite', she said: 'This is a symbolic day, but it's also a day for, I'd say, very careful consideration for exactly what we've done.'

   First female West Point graduate reflects on historic anniversary

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   When did the first women arrive at West Point?

   • Women arrive at West Point, July 7, 1976. Department of Defense Exactly ten months later, on July 7, 1976, the first 119 women arrived at West Point for “Reception Day” and the start of their Cadet Basic Training. The decision to enroll varied, but a call to serve resonated within each one.

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

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

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    Jul 27, 2018 · 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 Nyberg, one of...