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Simple as the study’s stated goal was, it carried with it a long history of sexism, politics and controversy, and it had already attracted the attention of powerful people in Washington—mostly politicians and conservative pundits, mostly male—who’d tried to halt it before it could start. And so that day, gutting it out in those woods, we bore a weight greater than the hunks of metal in our packs.

Sara Hammel. The Strong Ones: How a Band of Civilian Women Made Their Mark on the Army. Sara Hammel. © 2021.