Congress Votes to Admit Women to the Armed Services Academies
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Education, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Feminism, Feminists, Women’s Rights, Gender Issues, Sexism, Laws, Acts, Legislation, Human Rights
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, Women’s History
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: October 8, 1975
Article abstract: The armed forces of the United States reflected the rapidly changing role of women in American society by allowing women to become professionally trained officers.
Summary of Event
As the war in Vietnam came to an end with the withdrawal of United States forces and the Viet Cong take-over of that country in 1975, the nature of the armed forces of the United States also changed. During the war, the armed forces had utilized the draft to maintain a sufficient level of personnel. The draft had become a symbol, to many people, of what was...
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