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Shannon Faulkner
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'''Shannon Faulkner''', born
Powdersville, South Carolina,
United States, in 1975, was the first female
cadet to enter
The Citadel (Military College) The Citadel; she entered on
August 15,
1995. Faulkner enrolled after a successful
lawsuit against the
military academy. Despite her winning in court after four years of legal battling, she spent almost the entire first week in the Infirmary before dropping out, citing exhaustion and allegations of abuse from other male cadets.
As of May 2005, The Citadel's Corps of Cadets contains 118 female cadets: six percent of the total student population.
Faulkner now works as a high school teacher in
Piedmont, South Carolina.
References
''In Glory's Shadow : The Citadel, Shannon Faulkner, and a Changing America (Vintage:2001)'' by
Catherine S. Manegold.
''In the Company of Men: A Woman at The Citadel (Simon Pulse:Reprint edition 2002)'' by
Nancy Mace, the first woman to graduate from
The Citadel (Military College) The Citadel.
External links
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Shannon Faulkner's entry in the Citadel's "Knob" Knowledge
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"Women Gain Ground at Citadel", FOX News
Category:People from South Carolina Faulkner, Shannon
