Title IX, Pat Summitt, and Tennessee's Trailblazers: 50 Years, 50 Stories

In June 1971, President Richard Nixon signed the Educational Amendments of 1972 into law. The nearly 150-page document makes no mention of gender, athletics, girls, or women. The closest reference to sport is "transportation." In fact, the bill did not appear to contain anything earth shattering. But tucked into its final pages, a heading appears: "Title IX-Prohibition of Sex Discrimination"-thirty-seven words that would change the world for girls and women across the United States. On its ...