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When Title IX became law 50 years ago, it had a resounding impact on girl's and women's sports. In an interview with KNKX, Seattle lawyer and former professional soccer player Stephanie Verdoia reflects on her career, the opportunities created by Title IX, but also how the law falls short of achieving true equality in sport.
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On the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the law preventing sex discrimination in education programs that receive federal funding, KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick talks with Patricia "Trish" Bostrom of Mercer Island about playing sports in a pre-Title IX world. A nationally-ranked tennis player in the 1970s, her biggest battle may have been the right to play in the first place. She even sued the University of Washington.
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Seattle Storm co-owner Ginny Gilder says fighting for equal treatment as a rower at Yale 46 years ago radicalized her. As Title IX marks its 50th anniversary this year, Gilder is one of countless women who benefited from the enactment and execution of the law, translating those opportunities into becoming leaders in their professional careers.
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Federal education officials have opened an inquiry into whether the University of Washington properly handled the case of a student who reported an…