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Opportunity — Title IX gave us what our mother’s didn’t have
One year ago tonight, my high school recognized the women who played on the first girls’ sports teams in the 1970s. Over one third of the 150 who played reunited to share stories and think about the contributions they made. As a reminder of how far we’ve come, enjoy the story I wrote to honor these women, while I take a personal timeout.
Thank a woman who’s been on your team
Thanksgiving is a great time to let a woman know she made a difference in your life
We blazed the trail for girls’ sports
A few years on the court provided a lifetime of memories for these 12 women and thousands more, thanks to Title IX.
Girls just want to play ball
Girls have always wanted play basketball—and for more than 80 years people tried to stop them.
Check out a Title IX story to celebrate the 50th anniversary!
If you are a woman, or if you have a mother, sister, wife, daughter, niece, or granddaughter—take some time this month to learn one new thing about Title IX and the challenges women have faced in sport, in work, and in life.
A salute to the first Lena-Winslow High School Girls’ Basketball Team
Title IX gave us the chance to play the game of basketball. More importantly, it gave us new opportunities to learn about ourselves.
Thanks to Deb Hardel Iborg for her contributions to the athletic training profession
Not all Title IX pioneers are famous. But you don’t have to be famous to make an impact. In honor of National Athletic Training Month, I’m highlighting my high school teammate, Deb Hardel Iborg, who helped blaze the trail for athletic trainers.
How Billie Jean King changed women’s sports with her tennis racket
Billie Jean King knew from a young age if she became a great player, she could influence changes to the sport she loved. She did that and a whole lot more—because she was all in.
Lusia Harris—Queen of Basketball
Before the WNBA, and before the NCAA included women’s sports, Lusia Harris made women’s basketball history.
The ESPN trailblazer who elevated women’s basketball
If you followed the rivalry between Pat Summitt’s Tennessee Lady Volunteers and Geno Auriemma’s UConn Huskies, take a time out to learn about Carol Stiff.
The 1976 women’s basketball team did more than make Olympic history
The Olympic motto encourages athletes to give their best during competition with these three Latin words that mean Faster–Higher–Stronger. The pressure on athletes to do well for their country is always great, but perhaps never greater than when they are the first to have the chance.