Title IX: A Brief History Summary

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Susan Ware published Title IX A Brief History with Documents. It begins with, “Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 outlaws discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity receiving federal funds” ( 3). Title IX according to Ware was passed during the same year congress passes the Equal Rights Amendments. While she believes it was a natural progression because sports had been an American pastime and it would be unjust to exclude women in sport. Many others believe the progress would have been much slower. Considering many men, at the time, were at odds with the Equal Rights Amendment. Even in today’s society discrimination and oppression continues. Title IX allowed for women to be involved in sports. Women