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Origins of Title IX

Discover the story behind Title IX. Billie Jean King shares the legislative history of the law that “opened the floodgates for women’s sports,” led by Reps. Edith Green and Patsy Mink in the House of Representatives and Sen. Birch Bayh in the Senate.
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Clip Length 04:01 Premiere: 11/21/23

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Groundbreakers
S1 E1 Length 1:55:25 Premiere Date 11/21/23

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Groundbreakers

Celebrate the advancements of women in sports and society over several generations. Sports icons interview one another, including Naomi Osaka and Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Chloe Kim and Nancy Lieberman, Suni Lee and Julie Foudy, Diana Flores and Billie Jean King.

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