She Shoots, She Scores: Title IX Turns 50

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National Geographic

Science, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 21 June 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Meet Kari. Now meet the other Kari. One played college lacrosse in the 1980s; the other currently plays at the same school for the same coach. College sports have radically evolved during that time—take the high-tech clothes that emit infrared radiation to maximize performance—but there’s one constant: Title IX of the Higher Education Act ensures that no person is excluded from university programs “on the basis of sex.” In collaboration with ESPN and The Walt Disney Company, we examine how Title IX continues to ripple across American society. For more information on this episode, visit natgeo.com/overheard. Want more? Dive into ESPN’s Fifty/50, a month-long storytelling project that illuminates Title IX, one of the most significant pieces of American civil rights legislation—and maybe the most misunderstood. Title IX met fierce resistance even after it was passed. Learn why it was urgently needed and how its opponents pushed back. “If you’re not upset about this problem, then you’re a part of it.” Disparities in food and training facilities at an NCAA championship tournament led to a public reckoning for college basketball. Also explore: The Iroquois invented lacrosse. Now the Iroquois national lacrosse team—led by one of the sport’s biggest stars—wants to compete in the 2028 Olympics. The first step: gain recognition from international sports organizers. The stories of 20 women from the National Geographic archives show how these explorers mapped the ocean floor, conquered Earth’s highest peaks, and unearthed ancient civilizations—but didn’t always get the credit they deserved. If you like what you hear and want to support more content like this, please consider a National Geographic subscription. Go to natgeo.com/exploremore to subscribe today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I am Amy Briggs.
0:03.1	It is Wednesday April 13th, I think, and I am in Princeton, New Jersey, and I am walking
0:10.4	down Prospect Avenue, which is the street where all the eating clubs are.
0:15.4	So eating clubs on a sunny spring day, I took a walk down memory lane.
0:19.9	I'm a proud alum of Princeton University, Go Tigers.
0:24.1	When I was a kid, my big sister played the cross here, and now my niece Kari is on the
0:28.0	team.
0:29.0	I came back to see one of her games.
0:31.6	So on my left is the Dial Lodge, which was an eating club that closed down.
0:35.1	I walked down the main drag of eating clubs, which are basically the Princeton version of
0:38.7	fraternities and sororities.
0:40.1	There are these mansions with big front lawns lining the street.
0:43.9	Kids are blasting music and hanging out in the front lawn.
0:46.7	And to prove that spring was really here, dogwoods and cherry blossoms were just starting
0:50.5	to bloom.
0:52.1	So yeah, I am on my way to Hogi Haven, which is the place in town to get cheese sticks.
1:02.1	I'm going to go get a cheese stick with bacon, and I'm going to eat the whole thing.
1:05.9	It's going to be awesome.
1:09.5	With cheese stick in hand, I made my way to the LaCrosse field.
1:12.9	It was a big game for Princeton.
1:14.8	They were ranked 12th in the country, and they faced number 8, Maryland.
1:18.2	The car was actually hurt in the game, but I wanted to cheer anyway.
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