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Birch Bayh By Barbara Dixon, Former Legislative Assistant to Birch Bayh (1974-1979) Sen. Bayh Addressing a Group of Students For decades now, women and girls across America have been the beneficiaries of the accomplishments of Birch Bayh, the former senator from Indiana. Tennis legend Billie Jean King may have said it best. “You simply cannot … Read more

Edith Green, the Mother of Title IX By Margaret Dunkle, First Chair of National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education Representative Edith Starrett Green When Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 became law, there were just 13 women in Congress—fewer than 3%—compared with almost 30% today.  One of the most senior of … Read more

The Indomitable Bunny Sandler By Marty Langelan, Past President of the National Woman’s Party Photo of Bunny Sandler (right) with Margaret Dunkle at WNDC Event, 1977 Bernice (Bunny) Sandler was the Godmother of Title IX. In the 1960s, there were no laws against sex discrimination in education. Many college departments denied admission to female students and refused … Read more

Title IX and Feminist Advocacy—the Critical Element by Holly Knox, Founding Director of PEER, the Project on Equal Education Rights of the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund It all started in the 1970s, during the height of the women’s movement. By 1970, Congresswoman Edith Green, one of the few women in the US Congress … Read more

Title IX 50 Years Later By Morgan Nguyen, Girls Inc. Participant The original objective of the Education Amendment’s 1972 Title IX was to prohibit sex discrimination in all federally funded educational institutions. The decision resulted in a substantial expansion in women’s access to education. Today, many girls and young women have lived their entire lives … Read more

Title IX, 50 Years After Passage By Kate Tully, Student Organizer for Know Your IX From Stanford to UMass Amherst, swaths of students across the country are demanding action on campus sexual violence. As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX, we turn toward the trail-blazing activists who have worked to actualize a more equitable … Read more

Title IX pushed progress, but not equally by Sherry Boschert, journalist and author of “37 Words: Title IX and Fifty Years of Fighting Sex Discrimination” In 1972 Congress carved a set of tools for girls and women who already had been demanding fairness when it passed Title IX of the Education Amendments, prohibiting sex discrimination … Read more