14, 1942, before the Tolan Special House Committee studying migratory worker problems in connection with the defense program. Show More Show Less 11 of20 FILE - First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Assistant Director of Civilian Defense, testifies in Washington D.C. The arrival of Title IX and its protections for American women was a long time coming and the result of hard work from the likes of Jeannette Rankin, Shirley Chisholm, Eleanor Roosevelt, Patsy Mink and more. 13, 1968, to discuss plans for an anti-Vietnam war demonstration near the Capitol. Charles Gorry Show More Show Less 10 of20 FILE - Jeannette Rankin, 87-year-old former congresswoman from Montana, holds a news conference in Washington on Jan. Shirley Chisholm D-N.Y., poses on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, March 26, 1969. Scott Applewhite/AP Show More Show Less 9 of20 FILE - Rep. File Show More Show Less 8 of20 FILE - Norma McCorvey, Jane Roe in the 1973 court case, left, and her attorney Gloria Allred hold hands as they leave the Supreme Court building in Washington, DC., Wednesday, April 26, 1989. (Anacleto Rapping/Los Angeles Times via AP, File) ANACLETO RAPPING/AP Show More Show Less 7 of20 FILE - Ann Meyers drives during practice at the NBA rookie camp for the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, Sept. National Team in their game against the China in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday July 10, 1999. JOE MARQUETTE/AP Show More Show Less 6 of20 FILE - USA's Brandi Chastain reacts to her winning penalty kick that won the 1999 World Cup for the U.S. 5, 1997, to call on the Senate Judiciary Committee to support Bill Lann Lee's nomination to head the Justice Department's civil rights division. Patsy Mink, D-Hawaii, meets reporters on Capitol Hill Wednesday Nov. File/AP Show More Show Less 5 of20 FILE - Rep. 9, 1973 file photo, tennis star Billie Jean King speaks about sexual equality before the Senate education subcommittee in Washington, Nov. ![]() Scott Applewhite Show More Show Less 4 of20 FILE - In this Nov. Dennis DeConcini, D-Ariz., Vice President George Bush, and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Standing with O'Connor, from left to right, are: Attorney General William French Smith, Sen. Senate to the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. DAVE MARTIN/AP Show More Show Less 3 of20 FILE - Sandra Day O'Connor waves after her unanimous confirmation by the U.S. File Show More Show Less 2 of20 FILE - Jacksonville State University sophomore placekicker Ashley Martin (89) is all smiles after kicking an extra point in a 72-10 win over Cumberland in Jacksonville, Ala., Thursday, Aug. The measure barred discrimination against women when it came to programs that receive federal assistance. It has been 50 years since Title IX was signed into law by President Nixon. 5, 1960, file photo, the medalists in the women's 200-meter event, from left, bronze medalist Dorothy Hyman, of Great Britain gold medalist Wilma Rudolph, of the United States, and silver medalist Jutta Heine, of Germany, pose with their medals at the Olympic stadium in Rome, Italy.
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