Invisible seasons Title IX and the fight for equity in college sports
In 1979, a group of women athletes at Michigan State University, their civil rights attorney, the institution? s Title IX coordinator, and a close circle of college students used the law to confront a powerful institution-- their own university. By the mid-1970s, opposition from the NCAA had made in...
| Main Author: | Belanger, Kelly. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Syracuse, New York :
Syracuse University Press,
2016.
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| Edition: | First Edition. |
| Series: |
Sports and entertainment.
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1. Do women want the Rose Bowl? Teaming up : sports and feminism
- Identity crisis : the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
- Full-court press : the National Collegiate Athletic Association
- Transition to equality : the 1975 Title IX athletics regulations
- Part 2. Grassroots of change. Spartans
- An activist's story
- Catalysts
- Part 3. Students take action. Consciousness-raising
- Fighting words
- A plea for unity
- Part 4. Escalation. See you in court
- Deadline!
- Can you play with Magic?
- Fast-forward
- Conclusion : defining moments.