Title IX: Empowerment Through Education
  • Title
  • Home
  • Historical Context
    • Prior Conditions
    • Road to Title IX
  • Revolution
    • Important Players
    • Breadth of Title IX
  • Reaction
    • The 1970's
    • The 1980's
    • The 1990's
    • The 21st century
  • Reform
    • Higher Education
    • Athletics>
      • Athletic Opportunities
      • Women in Coaching
      • Promoting Athletics
    • Perceptions of Women
    • Sex Discrimination
    • World Impact
  • So What
    • Future
  • Conclusion
  • Political Cartoons
  • Research
    • Process Paper
    • Annotated Bibliography
    • Interview Transcripts>
      • Billie Jean King
      • Donna Lopiano
      • Carrie Lukas
      • Tom Osborne
      • Arne Duncan
      • Bernice Sandler

"What do these women WANT?"
- New York Times, March 10,1968

Historical Context

Throughout the 20th century women strived to break barriers and gain more rights.  The World Wars exposed women to the world outside the home and changed their perspective of their role in society. Several civil rights laws aided women in fulfilling their quest for equality in voting rights, employment and wages.  One key component lacking was equity in education. 
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"I am  Woman" - Helen Reddy, 1975

Strides in Women's Fight for Equality


"Women were nurtured in the 1950s, rebelled against authority in the 1960s, asserted their rights in 1970s ...."

- National Archives, Online Exhibits, American Women

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