Captain Barkalow, one of the first women accepted into the U.S. Military Academy, described her experiences in In the Men’s House: An Inside Account of Life in the Army by One of West Point’s First Female Graduates. Captain Barkalow also includes in her book information from over 60 interviews of both male and female classmates at West Point. She focused on the demanding physical training at the academy and the emotional and mental hazing female cadets underwent because of their gender.