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A Place on the Team: The Triumph and Tragedy of Title IX

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Just to let people know, the very nice Publisher's Weekly review contains a fairly serious error. The reviewer states: "In 1976, Yale rowers made headlines when they stripped nude, "Title IX" written across their chests and backs, to protest the cutting of sports of 'lesser importance,' like crew, in colleges across the nation. 'These are the bodies Yale is exploiting,' the men said in a written statement."

This is not at all what happened. As commemorated in the film "A Hero for Daisy"--and noted in my book--female rowers at Yale were the ones who stripped, to protest the fact that they had no boathouse in which to change or store their equipment. The episode made national news. Just didn't want anyone to get the wrong impression.

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Welch

This is a great book on the history of women's collegiate athletics and Title IX. As a high school girls' basketball coach, I picked up this book out of curiosity. I figured that since the title captured both triumph and tragedy, it might give an unbiased look into Title IX. I think the author accomplishes that quite well. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I have already referenced back to it multiple times.