In my last post, you met Rep. Edith Green (D-OR), who introduced the Equal Pay Act in 1955 and saw it through eight years to passage in 1963. That piece of legislation set the stage for more awareness of the unequal status of women in society.
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I can’t wait to share all the stories I’ve heard about women whose ambitions are in the field of athletics. Pre-Title IX, those dreams were often crushed. Post-Title IX, women soared. Mostly. In real life, discrimination didn’t end abruptly with the legislation.
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In my last post, I mentioned a girl who was invited to play on a boys’ Little League team — but only if she would agree to make herself look like a boy and answer to a boy’s name.
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How did today’s talented female athletes rise to the top of their sport? Athletes like soccer’s Megan Rapinoe and Brandi Chastain. Basketball’s Maya Moore and Sue Bird. Gymnastics’ Simone Biles and Gabby Douglas. How did they attain their Olympic dreams and garner praise the world over?
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