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...amid the discussions of racism, we’ve forgotten that Imus’s words also fundamentally question the legitimacy of female athleticism. Thirty-five years after the enactment of Title IX, which ordained that federally-funded athletic programs must give equal billing to women’s sports as to men’s, Imus’s “joke” reflects ever persistent cultural attitudes about women’s athletics...
...lost his job because people would rather shut him up by firing him than by confronting what he said. But such suppression does little to address the underlying problem. Next time, that person might not be so easy to despise. If, 35 years after the enactment of Title IX, the validity of women’s athletics is still a question for some, and women athletes are still derided for their athleticism—then we’d better push for more speech, not less...
...November 24, the U.S. Department of Education implemented new rules interpreting Title IX, the landmark Civil Rights legislation of 1972. These rules will allow—and implicitly encourage—American public schools to be single...
...Pearl Harbor to employ “all resources of Harvard University” in helping the war effort led to a series of sweeping curricular changes in the winter of 1941, ranging from the creation of courses like “Camouflage—Protective Concealment (Fine Arts IX)” to the inclusion of boxing and calisthenics in students’ daily schedules, according to Bethell’s book.By the spring of 1942, various Reserve Officers Training Corps programs were occupying not only Harvard’s classrooms but also its residential space. Navy officers took...
...these women, seeing their children soar up a skateboard ramp or power-stroke a scull awakens a thirst to experience the thrills firsthand. That is especially true for moms who grew up during pre--Title IX days, when organized sports for girls were rare. Participating also gives them a window into their kids' experience, a shared language and a new way to bond...