Happy 40th Birthday, Title IX!
by Beverly Ryder Board President, National Women’s Hall of Fame On June 23, 1972, then-President Nixon signed the Education Amendments Act of 1972, which contained a short provision, referred to simply...
View ArticleA YWCA Olympian: Gia Lewis-Smallwood to Compete in Discus Throw at London...
One of YWCA’s own aims to make history this week at the 2012 London Olympics. Gia Lewis-Smallwood, associate program director at the YWCA University of Illinois, will compete in the women’s discus...
View ArticlePassing the Torch, Blazing the Trail: National Girls & Women in Sports Day 2014
By Shellie Pfohl Executive Director, President’s Council on Fitness, Sport & Nutrition Today, people from all 50 states will celebrate the 28th Annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day. This...
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