Buy this book on-line Brodie, Laura Fairchild : Breaking Out : VMI and the Coming of WomenPantheon Books, New York, NY, U.S.A., 2000 ISBN 037540614X
First Printing of the First Edition (stated). The fascinating full account of the historic 1996 entry of women into the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), one of the few US military academies remaining that had been maintaining all-male student bodies, the author presenting the successful Supreme Court struggle by feminists to win admission to that academy, the experiences of the women at VMI and their struggle to maintain a feminine identity amidst the overwhelmingly masculine environment, their day to day training and the many modifications made to training and education there in order to accomodate them, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, 350pp., tiny remainders dot. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Brodie, Laura Fairchild : Breaking Out : VMI and the Coming of Women. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including antiquarian books, rare books, fine bindings, out-of-print books and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |