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History of Title IX

By emilypagoria

  • Civil Right Acts of 1964 was enacted

    Civil Right Acts of 1964 was enacted
    Written in order to end discrimination in fields based on religion, race, color or national origin, and sex discrimination. However, prohibition on sex discrimination in public education and federally assisted programs was not found in the 1964 act.

  • Executive Order 11375

    Executive Order 11375
    Signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on October 13, 1967, banned discrimination on the basis of sex in hiring and employment in both the United States federal workforce and on the part of government contractors.

  • First Proposition of Title IX in Congressional Hearings

    First Proposition of Title IX in Congressional Hearings
    Representative Edith Green, politician Patsy Mink and women’s rights activist Bernice Sandler proposed Title IX in congressional hearings for the first time

  • Title IX first introduced in Congress

    Title IX first introduced in Congress
    Author and chief Senate sponsor, Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana was the first person to introduce Title IX in Congress

  • Title IX passes

    Title IX passes
    Title IX became a law