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30 YEARS OF WOMEN AT USNA

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RESOURCES IN NIMITZ LIBRARY
Author Title or Citation Nimitz Library Location
 

Adams, Virginia

"Psychic Combat at Annapolis," Psychology Today 14(5): 56-57, Oct. 1980

Bound Journal Stacks

 

Annapolis: The First Year, 1976, Annapolis, U.S. Naval Academy MSC, 2003

Audiovisuals (DVD)

V415.P1A552

Baker, Brett, Susan Hocevar, and W. Brad Johnson

"The Prevalence and Nature of Service Academy Mentoring: A Study of Navy Midshipmen," Military Psychology 15(4): 273-283, Oct. 2003

Bound Journal Stacks and online

Barringer, Felicity

"4 Inquiries Cite Naval Academy for Rife Sexism," New York Times A12, Oct. 10, 1990

Microfilm and online

Barringer, Felicity

"Harassment of Woman Shakes Naval Academy," New York Times 22, May 20, 1990

Microfilm and online

Becker, Stephen E.

"Integration of Women in the Brigade: Interview with RAdm. R.F. Marryott, Superintendent," Shipmate 51(5): 15-16, June 1988

Bound Journal Stacks

Bisbee, Gene

"Cheers.And Just a Few Tears," Evening Capital ( Annapolis) 1+, July 21, 1976

Microfilm and online

Bisbee, Gene

"Color Girl Tradition May End at Academy," Evening Capital ( Annapolis) 1, May 24, 1979

Microfilm and online

Bisbee, Gene

"80 Women Get Ready for Plebe Summer Grind," Evening Capital ( Annapolis) 1+, May 22, 1976

Microfilm and online

Bisbee, Gene

"Mid Forced to Quit: 1st Resignation Due to Pregnancy." The Capital ( Annapolis) 1, Apr. 24, 1984

Microfilm and online

Bisbee, Gene

"Navy Graduates 1st Women," Evening Capital ( Annapolis) 1, May 28, 1980

Microfilm and online

Bisbee, Gene

"Unsure of What to Expect, Women Mids Pick Duties," Evening Capital ( Annapolis) 19, Feb. 15, 1980

Microfilm and online

Boylan, Robert J.

" Annapolis Under Siege," Sea Power 15(3): 19-23, Mar. 1972

Bound Journal Stacks

Brandquist, Roland

"Women at the Academy: Are They Measuring Up?" Shipmate 43(1): 15-18, Jan.-Feb. 1980

Bound Journal Stacks

Brisbane, Arthur S.

" Naval Academy's Harsh Attraction," Washington Post A1, May 19, 1984

Microfilm and online

Brown, Chip

"Women Midshipmen Begin New Era," Washington Post, A28, May 29, 1980

Microfilm and online

Burke, Carol

"Dames At Sea," New Republic 207(8/9): 16-20, Aug. 17 & 24, 1992

Bound Journal Stacks and online

Burke, Carol

"Pernicious Cohesion." In It's Our Military, Too!: Women and the U.S. Military, edited by Judith Hicks Stiehm, 205-219. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1996

Book Stacks UB418.W65I88

Campbell, D'Ann

"Lessons on Gender Integration from the Military Academies." In Gender Camouflage: Women and the U.S. Military, edited by Francine D'Amico and Laurie Weinstein, 69-79. New York, New York University Press, 1999

Book Stacks UB418.W65G46

Chaze, William L.

"Academy Women: Ready to Take Command," U.S. News and World Report 88(20): 32-36, May 26, 1980

Bound Journal Stacks

Clark, Albert P.

"Women at the Service Academies and Combat Leadership," Strategic Review 5(4): 64-73, Fall 1977

Bound Journal Stacks

Coakley, Tom

"Mids Mourn Vote to Admit Women," Evening Capital ( Annapolis) 1+, May 22, 1975

Microfilm and online

Cummings, Missy

Hornet's Nest: The Experience of One of the U.S. Navy's First Female Fighter Pilots, San Jose, Writer's Showcase, 1999

Book Stacks VB324.W65C86

Cushman, John H.

"Navy Nominee Has Reservations on Role of Women at Academy," New York Times, A33, Apr. 7, 1987

Microfilm and online

DeYoung, Karen

"Academy Girls-uh, Guys-Blend In," Washington Post C1, July 7, 1976

Microfilm

Disher, Sharon H.

First Class: Women Join the Ranks at the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Naval Institute Press, 1998

Book Stacks

V415.P1D57

Donnelly, Elaine

"Sex Survey Scolding Unfair to Service Academies," Human Events 62(5): 17, Feb. 6, 2006

Electronic Journals Page

Durning, Kathleen

"Women at the Naval Academy: An Attitude Survey," Armed Forces and Society 4(4): 569-588, Summer 1978

Bound Journal Stacks

Durning, Kathleen

Women at the Naval Academy: The First Year of Integration, San Diego, Navy Personnel Research and Development, 1978

Book Stacks

V415.L1D87

Eaker, Ira C.

"Women at Service Academies," Air Force Times 37: 17-18, July 11, 1977

Microfilm

Eaker, Ira C.

"Women Graduates of the Academies," Air Force Times 40:19-20, June 16, 1980

Microfilm

Ebbert, Jean

"Women Midshipmen: A Report on the First 6 Months," Shipmate 40(2): 13-18, Mar. 1977

Bound Journal Stacks

Ebbert, Jean and Marie-Beth Hall

"Professional Advances: A Matter of Equity." In Crossed Currents: Navy Women in a Century of Change, 213-235. Washington, D.C.: Brassey's, 1999

Book Stacks VB324.W65E23

 

"81 Women Enter Naval Academy," Evening Capital ( Annapolis) 1, July 6, 1976

Microfilm (not in online)

Fein, Esther B.

"The Choice: Women Officers Decide to Stay In or Leave," New York Times Magazine, 32-38+, May 5, 1985

Microfilm and online

 

"Female Dropout Rate Probed," Washington Post Md7, May 21, 1987

Microfilm (not in online edition)

Feron, James

"First Battle Over, Women Leave Academies for Careers in Military," New York Times, 1+, May 25, 1980

Microfilm and online

Feron, James

"Service Academies Hail First Female Graduates," New York Times, A18, May 29, 1980

Microfilm and online

 

"First 7 Women Named to the Naval Academy," New York Times, 12, Mar. 19, 1976

Microfilm and online

 

First Women Plebes Make Their Grand Entrance to the US Naval Academy, 7/6/76, New York, CBS News Archives, 1999

Audiovisuals (VHS)

V415.P1F57

Fitzgerald, John A.

"Changing Patterns of Officer Recruitment at the U.S. Naval Academy," Armed Forces and Society 8(1): 111-128, Fall 1981

Bound Journal Stacks

Gebicke, Mark E.

DOD Service Academies: Further Efforts Needed to Eradicate Sexual Harassment, Washington, D.C., GAO, 1994

Gov Doc Stacks GA1.5/2:T-NSIAD-94-111

Gelfand, H. Michael

"Revolutionary Change at an Evolutionary Pace: Women at the Naval Academy, 1976-1980." In Time, Tide, and Formation Wait For No One: Cultural and Social Change at the United States Naval Academy, 311-367. Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Arizona, 2002

Book Stacks V415.L1G454

Gelfand, H. Michael

"Revolutionary Change at an Evolutionary Pace: Women at the Naval Academy, 1980-2000." In Time, Tide, and Formation Wait For No One: Cultural and Social Change at the United States Naval Academy, 368-415. Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Arizona, 2002

Book Stacks V415.L1G454

Gelfand, H. Michael

"Revolutionary Change at Evolutionary Speed": Women and the United States Naval Academy," International Journal of Naval History 1(1), Apr. 2002

Electronic Journals Page

Harris, Art

"The Women Take Charge and Plebes Shudder," Washington Post A1, July 25, 1979

Microfilm and online

Holm, Jeanne

"The Service Academies." In Women in the Military: An Unfinished Revolution, 305-312. Novato, CA.: Presidio Press, 1992

Book Stacks UB418.W65H64

Hughes, David

"Academy Booklet Clarifies Rules for Women Middies," Evening Capital ( Annapolis) 1+, Feb. 7, 1976

Microfilm and online

Hughes, David

"McKee Answers Mids' Queries (about Future Female Classmates)," Evening Capital ( Annapolis) 32, Feb. 26, 1976

Microfilm and online

Hughes, David

"You'll Tell Them by Their Caps," Evening Capital ( Annapolis) 1+, Nov. 27, 1975

Microfilm and online

 

"Induction Day 1976," Shipmate 39(7): 29, Sept. 1976

Bound Journal Stacks

 

"An Interview with LT (Susan) Stevens, USN," The LOG 65(7): 4+, Mar. 26, 1976

Bound Journal Stacks

Katz-Stone, Adam

"New Naval Maneuvers: Headlock and Left Hook," Women's Sports & Fitness 18(7): 24, Oct. 1996

Electronic Journals Page

Klein, Karl M. and Jane E. Good

"Women in the Brigade," U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 114(4): 103-108, Apr. 1988

Bound Journal Stacks

Kuntz, Mary

"An Officer, Not a Businessman," Forbes 137(14): 126-128, June 30, 1986

Microfilm

Lawrence, William P.

"Superintendent's Report: Women at the Naval Academy," Shipmate 42(8): 18, Oct. 1979

Bound Journal Stacks

Leadbetter, Beth

"A Few Inches From the Yard," Shipmate, monthly columns between Sept. 1979 and June 1980

Bound Journal Stacks

 

Leadership in a Gender-Diverse Military: Women at the Nation's Service Academies: The Twenty Year Mark, Conference Proceedings, New London, CT, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Mar. 20-23, 1997

Book Stacks UB418.W65L43

Lewis, Chrystal A.

"Becoming a Female Aviator," U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 112(10): 104-107, Oct. 1986

Bound Journal Stacks

Lichtenstein, G.

"How Women are Faring at West Point and Annapolis," New York Times Magazine, 107, Sept. 11, 1977

Microfilm and online

Maze, Rick

"Academy Class of 938 Makes History," Navy Times 29(35): 12+, June 9, 1980

Microfilm

Maze, Rick

"Study Finds Anti-Women Culture Persists at Service Academies," Air Force Times 52(45): 4, June 15, 1992

Microfilm

McKee, Kinnaird R.

"The Naval Academy's Policies on Women," Shipmate 39(3): 11, Apr. 1976

Bound Journal Stacks

Mitchell, Brian

"The Last Class with Balls." In Weak Link: The Feminization of the American Military, 67-90. Washington, D.C., Regnery Gateway, 1989

Book Stacks UB418.W65M57

Mitchell, Monica E.

Study of Voluntary Resignation by Female Midshipmen from the Naval Academy, USNA Leadership Education and Development Program, 1999

Book Stacks

V415.L1M578 and online

Moore, Molly

"Navy, Congress Open Probes of Harassment at Annapolis," Washington Post A1, May 18, 1990

Microfilm and online

Morganthau, Tom

"Yes, Sir, Women Made the Grade," Newsweek 95(23): 43, June 9, 1980

Bound Journal Stacks

Morris, Robert K.

"A Plebe Looks at Women Plebes," Shipmate 39(9): 39, Nov. 1976

Bound Journal Stacks

 

"Naval Academy Class of 1980 Will Be Fully Integrated," U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 102(4): 117-119, Apr. 1976

Bound Journal Stacks

 

"Navy Advised to Seek Women With Math, Sports Interests," Washington Post Md15, Mar. 31, 1988

Microfilm (not in online edition)

 

"Navy Backs Up Stand on USNA Barring Women," Navy Times 23(31): 9, May 15, 1974

Microfilm

 

"Navy Board to Review Dismissal of Woman," New York Times A36, Apr. 13, 1984

Microfilm and online

Neuberger, Carmen G.

A Comparative Study of Environmental Expectations of Female versus Male Midshipmen Entering the United States Naval Academy, Thesis (Ph.D.), American University, 1977

Book Stacks

V415.L1N48

Neumann, Idell

Validation of Naval Academy Selection Procedures for Female Midshipmen, San Diego, Navy Personnel Research and Development Center, 1982

Book Stacks

V415.Q1N49

Pershing, Jana L.

"Gender Disparities in Enforcing the Honor Concept at the U.S. Naval Academy," Armed Forces and Society 27(3): 419-442, Spring 2001

Bound Journal Stacks and online

Pershing, Jana L.

"Why Women Don't Report Sexual Harassment: A Case Study of an Elite Military Institution," Gender Issues 21(4): 3-30, Fall 2003

Electronic Journals Page

Peterson, Bill

"Academy Plans for Female Invasion," Washington Post A1, Feb. 28, 1976

Microfilm

 

"Pioneers: Female Mids Pave Way During 4-Year Academy Ordeal," Evening Capital ( Annapolis) 1, May 27, 1980

Microfilm and online

Ponte, Lucille M.

"Waldie Answered: Equal Protection and the Admissions of Women to Military Colleges and Academies," New England Law Review 25(4): 1137-1160, Summer 1991

Electronic Journals Page

 

"A Probe that Snowballed," Time 135(24): 27, June 11, 1990

Bound Journal Stacks and online

 

"Punctilious Courtesy," New Republic 207(15): 4, Oct. 5, 1992

Bound Journal Stacks and online

Roush, Paul E.

"A Tangled Webb," U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 123(8): 42-45, Aug. 1997

Bound Journal Stacks

Roush, Paul E.

"A Tangled Webb the Navy Can't Afford." In Beyond Zero Tolerance: Discrimination in Military Culture, edited by Mary Katzenstein and Judith Reppy, 81-99. Lanhan, MD.: Rowman and Littlefield, 1999

Book Stacks

UB417.B48

Saperstein, Saundra

"Woman at Top of Naval Academy Class Has That Extra Bit of Determination," Washington Post, A10, May 19, 1984

Microfilm and online

Schoonmaker, Linda Lee

The History and Development of the Programs of Physical Education, Intercollegiate Athletics, Intramurals and Recreational Sports for Women at the United States Military Service Academies, Thesis (Ph.D.), Ohio State University, 1983

Book Stacks

U408.3.S36

Shane, Scott

Women at the Naval Academy 20 Years Later, Baltimore, The Sun, 1997

Book Stacks

V415.L1S523

 

"So Far So Good: A Report Card on Coed Military Academies," U.S. News and World Report 83(2): 26-31, July 11, 1977

Bound Journal Stacks

Stewart, Alton

"Learn to Accept Women at the Naval Academy," U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 124(6): 42-44, June 1998

Bound Journal Stacks

Struck, Doug

"Academy Required to Admit Women," Evening Capital ( Annapolis) 1, Oct. 9, 1975

Microfilm and online

Struck, Doug

"House Votes to Let Women into Academy," Evening Capital ( Annapolis) 1, May 21, 1975

Microfilm and online

 

"SUPE's Perspective: A Conversation with RAdm. Virgil Hill, Jr.," Shipmate 53(6): 9, July-Aug. 1990

Bound Journal Stacks

Sweeney, Susan B.

"First-Class Women," U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 126(6): 65, June 2000

Bound Journal Stacks and online

 

"Taunted, Woman Quits Academy," New York Times B9, May 14, 1990

Microfilm and online

Thompson, Kaye

"1st Pregnant Middie Leaves the Academy: May Reapply Later," Washington Post B1, Apr. 25, 1984

Microfilm (not in online edition)

Toma, Sue

"Dacowits Favors Women in Academies," Navy Times 23(31): 10, May 15, 1974

Microfilm

 

"2 Academies Faulted on Treatment of Women," New York Times A12, Aug. 26, 2005

Microfilm and online

U.S. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services

Hearings on H.R. 9832, to Eliminate Discrimination Based on Sex with Respect to the Appointment and Admission of Persons to the Service Academies, Washington, D.C., GPO, 1975

Gov Doc Stacks

Y4.AR5/2A:

975-76/9

U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services

Honor Systems and Sexual Harassment at the Service Academies: Hearing before the Committee., Washington, D.C., GPO, 1994

Gov Doc Stacks Y4.AR5/3:S.HRG. 103-550

U.S. Department of Defense

DOD Service Academies: More Actions Needed to Eliminate Sexual Harassment: Department of Defense Comments, Washington, D.C., DOD, 1993

Book Stacks

U408.3.A3434

U.S. General Accounting Office

DOD Service Academies: Update on Extent of Sexual Harassment: Report to Congressional Requestors, Washington, D.C., GAO, 1995

Gov Doc Stacks GA1.13:NSIAD-95-58

U.S. General Accounting Office

Naval Academy: Gender and Racial Disparities, Washington, D.C., GAO, 1993

Book Stacks

V415.E5A33

United States Naval Academy

Report to the Superintendent on the Assimilation of Women in the Brigade of Midshipmen, Annapolis, U.S. Naval Academy, 1990

Book Stacks

V415.L1U53

United States Naval Academy

Report to the Superintendent on the Integration of Women in the Brigade of Midshipmen, Annapolis, U.S. Naval Academy, 1987

Book Stacks

V415.L1U53

United States Naval Academy

Report to the Superintendent on the Status of Women in the Brigade of Midshipmen, Annapolis, U.S. Naval Academy, 1995

Book Stacks

V415.L1U53

     

United States Naval Academy. Board of Visitors

Report of the Committee on Women's Issues, Annapolis, U.S. Naval Academy, 1990

Book Stacks

V415.F7U523

Van Gelder, Lawrence

"Now Hear This: New Wave for Annapolis," New York Times L12, Mar. 14, 1976

Microfilm and online

Webb, James

"Women Can't Fight," Washingtonian 15(2): 144-148+, Nov. 1979

Ask at Reference Desk

 

"When Women Enter the Service Academies," U.S. News and World Report 79(7): 25, Aug. 18, 1975

Bound Journal Stacks

 

"Woman to Lead Annapolis Midshipmen," New York Times 27, Apr. 28, 1991

Microfilm and online

 

"Women at 4 Service Academies Viewed as Equal to Men Cadets," New York Times 52, Sept. 11, 1977

Microfilm and online

 

"Women at the Military Academies: Not Much of a Problem," U.S. News and World Report 79(16): 64, Oct. 20, 1975

Bound Journal Stacks

Additional material may be found in Nimitz Library's Special Collections and Archives Division, on the 3rd floor of the Library.

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Compiled by Barbara Manvel

Nimitz Library, August 2006

Nimitz Library - USNA
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