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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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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.

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   Women of West Point. A virtual tour of the United States Military Academy.

5. 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...

6. nmaahc.si.edu › explore › storiesDuty, Honor, Country: Breaking Racial Barriers at West Point ...

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   In 1980, Locke and Eshelman became the first African American women to graduate from West Point, earning their place in history and paving the way for the women who would come after them.

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   Mar 24, 2022 · 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 of the Corps of Cadets. READ MORE: Reilly McGinnis | Holland Pratt.

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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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   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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   Who were the first women at West Point?

   • In 1976, the first class of women were admitted to West Point, 174 years after its founding. Among that first group of women were African American cadets Pat Locke from Detroit, Michigan, and Joy Suzanne Dallas Eshelman from Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

   Duty, Honor, Country: Breaking Racial Barriers at West Point and Beyond

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   How many female cadets were there at West Point?

   • That day 282 female cadets arrived at West Point during a time of change. Not only were they the first class of women to enter knowing that upon graduation every career path would be an option for them, but their plebe year also marked the first time both the Commandant of Cadets and the Dean of the Academic Board were women.

   The Women of West Point

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   Who shaped West Point?

   • Souverine and the Thompson women demonstrate the varied, complex, and important ways that women physically and culturally shaped West Point. So today, we remember Amelia Thompson Senior, Souverine, Amelia Thompson Junior, and Mary Thompson, whose unique set of legacies shaped West Point and the lives of generations of cadets.

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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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9. 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.