1st Woman 4 Star
November 16, 2008 by Tracee Sioux
Filed under Parenting
“‘”There is no one more surprised than I — except, of course, my husband. You know what they say, ‘Behind every successful woman there is an astonished man.’” said Ann E. Dunwoody, 55, the first female four-star General in the United States Army.
“I grew up in a family that didn’t know what glass ceilings were,” she said. “This nomination only reaffirms what I have known to be true about the military throughout my career — that the doors continue to open for men and women in uniform.”
Read about her rise to power in a very, very patriarchal profession on MSNBC.com
Salute!
