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Video history from women behind Title IX

Eleven of the women most closely involved in the struggle to implement Title IX gathered on January 26, 2015 to give a living history of this most important legislation for U.S. women since the right to vote. Focusing mainly on the early years after its passage in 1972, they also shared their fears that Title IX’s hard-won gains could be lost if people don’t remain vigilant in supporting it. I’m thankful to Margaret Dunkle for organizing the luncheon at the Woman’s National Democratic Club and for including me as I research my book on the people behind Title IX.

Foremothers of Title IX gather at a luncheon reunion at the National Woman's Democratic Club in Washington, D.C., Jan. 26, 2015.
Foremothers of Title IX gather at a luncheon reunion at the Woman’s National Democratic Club in Washington, D.C., Jan. 26, 2015. Photo by Sherry Boschert.

Sherry Boschert is the author of 37 Words: Title IX and Fifty Years of Fighting Sex Discrimination (The New Press, 2022). It's a sweeping history of the law called Title IX, which changed the lives of millions of girls and women. The paperback version will launch in 2026, renamed Fifty Years of Title IX: How 37 Words Changed America.

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