How Title IX Changed my Life
Celebrate the 41st anniversary of Title IX today. First posted March 4, 2013 by Generation Fabulous, women writing about women’s issues, as part of the launch for their new site. For the last fifty some years, I have been listening to people tell me NO! I ain’t listening no more! I grew up on the […]
Congratulations to my Graduating Niece the All Star Musician
My 17-year-old niece Rachel McKinzie is a gifted flutist and the fact that my musical skills are limited makes me all the more in admiration of her talent. She started playing flute in second grade. Then she studies the viola for 2 years in Australia. Back in the states in 7th grade, Rachel began private […]
Father’s Day Accolades to an Inaugural Title IX Dad
“No daughter of mine will wear trousers to church,” you scolded. “Why not? God doesn’t care what we wear. It’s the inside that counts.” To your chagrin, I became the first girl to wear pants to Sunday service. Though not always in agreement with my actions, when I became one of the first women’s professional […]
Book Launch Party in Switzerland
My book launch party was a huge success even though it was too cold and cloudy to sit at our new outdoor table and enjoy our backyard view of the Alps and Mont Blanc. We fooled Mother Nature, moved the patio furniture inside, held the party anyway and still had fun. My friends were an […]
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If you deny a woman’s history, you erase her identity. I reveal the athlete’s untold story, from the passage of Title IX through forty years of social change. What makes it different from other sport biographies is the voice of a woman who walks the talk, who dribbled the ball and tells the story. Learn more by clicking here