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Title IX: The Journey Continues
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Half of all girls who participate in some kind of sport experience higher than average levels of self-esteem and less depression.
Source: Ms. Foundation for Women
In 1934 , Lettie Pate Whitehead becomes the first American woman to serve as a director of a major corporation, The Coca-Cola Company.
Source: www.infoplease.com
In 1964, Margaret Chase Smith became the first US woman nominated by a major political party for President.
Source: The White House Project
In 1967, Muriel "Mickey" Siebert becomes the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange and the first woman to head one of its member firms.
Source: www.infoplease.com
In 1970, just 294,000 American high school girls participated in interscholastic sports.
Source: History of women in sports timeline
In 1971 Billie Jean King becomes the first woman athlete to win more than $100,000 in a single season in any sport. She is the only woman to have won US singles titles on grass, clay, carpet and hard court.
Source: History of women in sports timeline