Photographs of Patricia Miller, c.1959

Photographs of Patricia Miller, c.1959

In 1959, Patricia Ann Miller was the first woman to receive a commission at VPI. Each semester, she enrolled in Corps classes, but was denied. She eventually applied for a commission from the Army Women's Medical Specialist Corps and was commissioned during graduation after the male cadets. Later Patricia Hodges, she authored, From Home Sister to Second Lieutenant: Army Dieticians in World Wars I and II.

1959

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