Storrs Central: The story of the first varsity women's basketball team at UConn

[temery]

On June 23, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed into law a series of amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965. The most famous of these is Title IX, which banned sex-based discrimination in school activities that received federal financial assistance. The upshot of this was a slow but steady remaking of college sports, leading to more opportunities for women to participate in varsity athletics.

The story of the first varsity women's basketball team at UConn

Fifty years ago, the 1974-75 UConn women's basketball team made history. Many of them didn't even realize it until recently.

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[oldhusky]

On June 23, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed into law a series of amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965. The most famous of these is Title IX, which banned sex-based discrimination in school activities that received federal financial assistance. The upshot of this was a slow but steady remaking of college sports, leading to more opportunities for women to participate in varsity athletics.

The story of the first varsity women's basketball team at UConn

Fifty years ago, the 1974-75 UConn women's basketball team made history. Many of them didn't even realize it until recently.

storrscentral.f5sports.com

Thanks, great article with tons of interesting history about the program.