Year: 2002
Type: article
Abstract: When the first women cadets entered the United States Military Academy in 1976, they were harbingers of massive changes at West Point and within the American Army. They arrived on the heels of the anti-militarism of the 1960s and 70s, defeat in Vietnam, the end of the draft, and a decay of the armed forces in general. They were despised by many cadets and members of the Academy staff and faculty who feared the end of male dominance at West Point. By the time sixty two of the original one hundred nineteen women graduated in 1980 they had endured harassment, assault, and vicious hazing from many male cadets in an environment where Academy officials often implicitly or explicitly condoned such behavior.
Source: The Journal of Military History
DOI: 10.2307/3093331
Authors: Regina F. Titunik, Lance Janda
Language: English
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2017498126