First Class Women Join the Ranks at the Naval Academy |
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| Author:
| Disher, Sharon H. |
| Series title: | Bluejacket Bks. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59114-216-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
| Publisher: | Naval Institute Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $25.95 |
Book Description:
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In 1976 eighty-one young women entered the US Naval Academy, ending a 131-year all-male tradition. Sharon Hanley Disher was one of those women. She draws on journals and letters from the period along with recent interviews to present a dramatic and sometimes disturbing picture of the women's four-year effort to join the academy's elite fraternity and become commissioned naval officers.
In 1976 eighty-one young women entered the US Naval Academy, ending a 131-year all-male tradition. Sharon Hanley Disher was one of those women. She draws on journals and letters from the period along with recent interviews to present a dramatic and sometimes disturbing picture of the women's four-year effort to join the academy's elite fraternity and become commissioned naval officers.