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Title IX was put into effect forcing schools to offer the same number of female sports as male sports.
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achievements in women's sports
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Ist woman to compete in a NASCAR Winston Cup superspeedway race.
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Wins the US Open at age 16 becoming the youngest player to win the title.
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233 women compete at the games at Lake Placid in 1932 only 21 had.
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First all-female triathalon is held in California which includes a swim bike and run.
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Susan Butcher wins the Iditarod race up in Alaska a grueling 9-15 day race which only requires 6 dogs to cross out of the 12-16 that start. Along with the musher of course.
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The number of women playing college sports reaches 160,000
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1st woman to ever school in college football.
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She won 5 medals in track and field at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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12 time Olympic medalist in swimming. 1st swimmer from the US to compete in five Olympic games. Also the oldest Olympic swimmer from to ever earn a place on the US Olympic team.
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Signed with the Seattle Storm. Announced as one of the top 15 players out of the 15 years that the WNBA has been around. Frequently referred to as the female Michael Jordan.
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She was the first female motorcycle racer to win a race in the 76 year history of the American Motorcyclist Association racing.
