HIST205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Civil Rights Restoration Act Of 1987, College Athletics, Edith Green
3 Apr 2013
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Lecture 14 women in sports part ii. 1960s social activism: stirred interest in women"s sports, cigarette advertising slogan: you"ve come a long way, baby! . 1972 us congress passed education act. Title ix: congresswoman edith green (oregon, conflicts at secondary school level, few sports programs for junior & senior high school girls, title xi sparked compelling new questions. Ncaa (national collegiate athletic association) response: 1965 resolution. 1971 association for intercollegiate athletics for women (aiaw: women athletic director of u, of new mexico, linda estes. Enforcing title ix: hew gave schools until 1978 to comply, ncaa moved to destroy aiaw, offered financial inducements to aiaw members to switch to ncaa, aiaw filed lawsuit against ncaa alleging antitrust violations, dismissed june, 1982. No female university athletic director until mid-1980s. Cal. , san diego) later was first elected women president of. University presidents under pressure from female faculty & community leaders regardless of court rulings. Ncaa hired women for key administrative positions.
