NHD 2013-2014 TITLE OF MY WEBSITE ENTRY

Suzanna Anthony Individual Website Senior Division Word Count: 1197

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How and why I chose my topic: Our research started by looking for topics that we could relate to. The topic list narrowed as we looked at issues that had a good connection to the theme, involved influential people and interested us. The topic we finally chose was the revolution, reaction, and reform of Title IX, because it involved women's rights. How I conducted my research: Once we decided on our topic, we began researching by going to our local libraries and finding good videos and websites online. We noticed, Bernice Sandler, "The Godmother of Title IX" played a huge role in fighting for Title IX which inspired us to review her website. The movie, Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority made us appreciate how hard women struggled to get equal rights. We interviewed many people that had differing opinions about the law, like Billie Jean King, Donna Lopiano, and Tom Osborne, etc. We were also able to get feedback on our website from various womens activists programs. We presented our website to the members of the Austin chapter of the American Association of University of Women (AAUW). We were able to find a great deal of information in different formats, such as documents, videos, microfilms and books because 2012 is Title IXs 40th anniversary.

Why I chose a website presentation and how I created my project: In the LBJ Library NHD Workshop, we liked the website category because it appealed to all of our interests. It allowed us to show written information and pictures along with videos. The Weebly platform helped our team because when one of our team members was unable to make it for a meeting, she could see the work that was accomplished. A website seemed to best fit our project, since we would easily be able to post videos and quotes from the internet, increasing the diversity of our primary sources. How my project relates to the NHDs annual theme: Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 was a revolution, reaction, and reform because it expanded opportunities for women in the areas of sports, education and society. This law revolutionized women's education by giving them opportunities equal to men and dramatically changed how they were viewed by society. While there were many supporters of the law, not everyone was happy with Title IX. This reaction was reflected by the many court cases that prompted the government to issue amendments to the 1972 law. Opponents were worried that Title IX would mean sacrificing men's sports in order to set up less lucrative women's sports. Some private institutions feared government interference in their admission policies. Supporters thought that Title IX would even the playing field for women in higher education and sports. Title IX reformed education and increased enrolment of women in higher level education. Many schools and institutions started offering sports for women. Title IX also gave additional opportunities for men in fields such as nursing. Looking to the future, we should not forget the past struggles for educational equity for all. Title IX is a living breathing law as it continues to produce many reactions and reforms and revolutionize the landscape of women's opportunities today.
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