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We love love love all these little girls fighting for their right to pass the pigskin with the boys. The latest is Caroline Pla, an 11-year-old in Philadelphia. After playing on her local Catholic Youth Origination football team for two years, Pla was kicked off for being a girl when some jerk filed an anonymous complaint. But she’s baaaaackk…. More
Today is the 40th anniversary of Title IX, which is inspiring women throughout the country to celebrate by getting active and being grateful for their sports. But the benefits go way beyond girls being able to participate in school teams, and if anyone knows about the far-reaching effects of Title IX and getting more girls to get active, it’s Molly Barker, founder of Girls on the Run, a program that combines running and educational activities to build self-esteem and healthy habits in preteen girls. More
Forty years ago today, Title IX was enacted, enabling new generations of women to participate in education and sports. But the athletic opportunities and popularity of women’s sports also owe thanks to pioneering women like Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon in 1967, and one of the women responsible for creating organized women’s races and bringing the women’s Marathon to the Olympic Games. More
Did you ever see the movie Little Giants, where there was a little girl called Icebox and she was the girl on the football team? In middle school, that was me, except I wasn’t exactly the star player, and I played one year of flag football before finally getting to pull on my shoulder pads and play tackle. But thanks to Title IX, which turns 40 today, I got the chance to suck at football (and then, eventually, get better)–and it helped make me the person I am today. More
Tomorrow is the 40th anniversary of the U.S Congress passing Title IX–a historic law and movement that forever changed the way women played sports. To celebrate, we are taking a look back at some of the awesomely fierce women who have made history since the passage of Title IX. Take a look at them and their amazing accomplishments: More
