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Title IX, the law best known for its role in gender equity in athletics and preventing sexual harassment on campuses, is turning 50. It was signed into law by President Richard Nixon on June 23, 1972, after being shepherded through Congress in part by Rep. Patsy Mink, a Democrat from Hawaii who w

Title IX, the law best known for its role in gender equity in athletics and preventing sexual harassment on campuses, is turning 50.

A 37-word law passed 50 years ago has dramatically expanded the rights of women on America’s athletic fields – and beyond.

Told me that they modeled the activity on people such as john lewis, on the civil rights movement. and they saw those activists, and how they were successful in combatting discrimination, and that is how they model their efforts. it was to get a law passed, but it was also to make sure that that line was in the streets. and you have women in the of color who at the center of this fight. you have women like patsy mink, there are pro athletes at the center of this fight, there are black women lawy...

Here’s what to know about the landmark law that has impacted sports for 50 years

A timeline of key events before, during and after the 1972 passage of the landmark U.S. law known as Title IX:

A timeline of key events before, during after after the 1972 passage of the landmark U.S. law known as Title IX:

A timeline of key events before, during and after the 1972 passage of the landmark U.S. law known as Title IX:

A timeline of key events before, during and after the 1972 passage of the landmark U.S. law known as Title IX: 1836: Georgia Female College is the first

A portrait of Patsy Mink, the first woman of color in the House and the first Asian American women elected to Congress, will hang in the U.S. Capitol.