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Only 294,000 American high school girls take part in interscholastic sports.
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Only here were 29,972 females participating in college athletics (200,000 now)
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Women's sports in the U.S. got a boost when the Supreme Court passed the Title IX legislation. Title IX prohibits gender discrimination in schools that receive federal funds through grants, scholarships, or other support for students.
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High school sports would never be the same, Little League opened baseball to girls.
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1.Providing athletic participation opportunities that are substantially proportionate to the student enrollment.
2.Demonstrating a continual expansion of athletic opportunities for the underrepresented sex.
3. Accommodating the interest and ability of underrepresented sex. -
Shirley Muldowney becomes the first driver to win two National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) points titles.
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Mary Meagher sets a new world record in the 100-meter butterfly with a mark of 57.93 at Brown Deer, WI.
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The first Tour de France for women is held in cycling over a distance of 616 miles. Marianne Martin of the US wins with an elasped time of 29:39:2.
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1.8 million girls participate in high school sports.
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By the end of the 80's, the number of women playing tennis had risen from 4 to 11 million.
