The rise of women’s intercollegiate athletics

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Heard On The Larry Meiller Show
Young women ruining a race on a track.
Image by Thomas Wolter from Pixabay 

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark Title IX gender equity legislation becoming law. We look at what effect it has had on women’s sports and talk about one of the movement’s leaders, Kit Saunders-Nordeen, the first director of women’s athletics at the University of Wisconsin.

Episode Credits

  • Larry Meiller Host
  • Jill Nadeau Producer
  • Trina La Susa Technical Director
  • Doug Moe Guest

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