Kathleen M. Byerly (born ca. 1944) is known for being one of the 12
women named by Time magazine
Time Person of the Year in 1975,[1]
representing American women (at the height of the feminist movement).
In May 1975, she became the first female officer in the United States
Navy to serve as the flag secretary to an admiral commanding an
operational staff.[2]
Byerly graduated from
Chestnut Hill College Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, in 1966. Following graduation, she joined the U.S. Navy.
In 1975 she held the rank of Lieutenant
Commander Commander and was a Navy
executive and aide to Rear Admiral Allen Hill.
References[edit]
^ "12 Women Of The Year Named By Time Magazine". Daytona Beach Morning
Journal. 29 December 1975. p. 14. Retrieved 9 December
2017.
^ Ebbert, Jean; Hall, Marie-Beth (1993). Crossed currents: Navy women
from WWI to Tailhook. Potomac Books. p. 221.
ISBN 978-0-02-881022-5.
Further reading[edit]
"A Dozen Who Made a Difference – Kathleen Byerly: Confident
Commander". Time. 5 January 1976. Retrieved 2 February 2008.