Title IX’s impact on Minnesota coaching

The University of Minnesota’s Tucker Center has released a report on the history of women coaches for Minnesota athletics as a part of celebrating 50 years of Title IX.

Ely woman cherishes varsity letter earned before Title IX

In the late 1950s, long before Title IX solidified women’s rights to play sports, Virginia Shepherd received a varsity letter for synchronized swimming, a letter she was almost forced to give back after someone complained to the school board about women being honored for athletics.