Fifty years ago, Title IX banned discrimination based on sex in educational institutions. College sports had to change. This is the story of how four women fought to make that happen.
Jody Runge , Bev Smith, Peg Rees and Becky Sisley are four women who fought to make college sports change at the University of Oregon after Title IX banned discrimination based on sex in educational institutions fifty years ago.
Satou Sabally of the Oregon Ducks drives to the basket against the Baylor Lady Bears during the first quarter in the semifinals of the 2019 NCAA Women's Final Four on April 5, 2019. Jody Runge arrived at University of Oregon in 1993 and coached the women's basketball team until 2001. Graves coaches in a different world than Runge and women who came before her. The women's team plays in a brand new arena. The locker rooms are spacious and comfortable. Graves has an office that overlooks the practice courts. And some of his star players, including Sabrina Ionescu, Satou Sabally, and Ruthy Hebard have moved on to the rapidly growing WNBA.
Some roadblocks were harder than others. Getting the equal locker rooms that Graves's team enjoys took decades. Sisley oversaw the first steps. Under her leadership, the volleyball and basketball teams were granted access to a former men's changing room in the basement of the main arena."Those were men-only halls," Sisley says."People were walking around nude all the time. So everything was stressful.
Peg Rees led the physical education department at the University of Oregon for decades. Now retired, she announces play-by-play commentary for UO home softball games. She joined the Title IX student committee helping to make the law become reality. After college she taught high school and started coaching.After seven years, she returned to the University of Oregon to coach, then teach. After coaching, she led the P.E. department for decades. Now retired, she announces play-by-play commentary for UO home softball games.Bev Smith learned her early agility on ice.
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