"When Title IX was passed in 1972 at the college level, about 0 to 2% of budgets at colleges across the country were being spent on women's sport — so basically, nothing," Dr. Amy Wilson ...

Caitlin Clark’s 3-pointers from the logo are all the rage. No one is enjoying it more than Shore coaching legend Nancy Williams, a Title IX pioneer.

Title IX pioneer: How a Shore coaching legend helped change the game for female athletes. Stephen Edelson. Asbury Park Press. Editor's note: This story originally published July 24, 2024.

"Until Title IX, those opportunities weren’t there for young girls," said Verona resident Phyllis Mangina, the head women’s basketball coach at Seton Hall University for 25 years before ...

Title IX wouldn't come for another 12 years, but Rudolph's dominance and visibility cleared a path for future athletes like Florence Griffith Joyner, who would match Rudolph's three gold medals in ...

Title IX pioneers: Wilma Rudolph went from "you'll never walk again" to "fastest woman in the world" Monica Holland. Nashville Tennessean. How does a child diagnosed with infantile paralysis ...

Basketball Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman grew up playing hoops in Harlem and at Far Rockaway HS in Queens, where she was known as one of the top players in the city - male or female.

She was a pioneer who fought for women's rights and helped open doors after the establishment of Title IX legislation on June 23, 1972. Louisiana's Title IX pioneers Sonja Hogg started Louisiana ...

When Ann Olivarius and several classmates sued Yale University over sexual harassment, Title IX was just five years old. The 1972 law had made it illegal for colleges to discriminate on the basis ...

Title IX: The pioneers in women’s sports By David Barron | June 19, 2022 | Updated: June 20, 2022 7:31 AM On the 50th anniversary of Title IX, a look at 10 notable women's sports figures and ...

Fifty years ago, female sports got a big lift with the passing of Title IX. In Monroe County, all three high schools were each lucky enough to have a pioneering woman who was willing to do the ...

Thursday marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX, a law that allows equal opportunities for women in the classroom and in sports. Dr. Amy Wilson, director of inclusion for the NCAA, and Tara ...