Women Athletes and Title IX

“Title IX sounds like a new novel, but actually it is a law which is 30 years old and is still not being completely enforced. But if it were a book it would be called “Women Not in Sports Through Ages.”

In 776 B.C the first Olympic Games took place in ancient Greece. They consisted of a footrace run through the length of the stadium by men. Women were not allowed in the stadium. In the year 2000, 10,000 athletes from around the world, nearly half of them women, competed in the XXVII Modern Olympics. In the years between those two events the athletic powers that be of course, should have figured out that many women are physically strong, athletic and share the same passion for sports as men do. All they wanted was to experience the competition.

There were a few brave athletic women who stood their ground and present women athletes have these women to thank. In 1884, women were finally allowed to compete in the singles at Wimbledon. In 1900, 19 women competed in the Olympic Games in tennis, golf, and croquet. In the 1930’s Babe Didrickson Zaharias burst on the American athletic scene excelling in track, swimming, tennis, baseball, and golf.

Then finally in 1972, over thirty years ago, Congress passed Title IX and President Nixon signed the bill. It said nothing about women’s rights, but it would eventually turn the sport world upside down.” So as of today, not too many court cases have been filed because of any violation of Title IX. As for the future, it is safe to say that trying to eliminate any sports would be impossible because of the popularity of them.

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