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Law passed
In 1972, Congress passed Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments Act, a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the of gender at educational institutions that are recipients of federal funds. -
Founding
Womens sports foundation was founded by Billie Jean King. -
Female scholarship for sports
The Foundation publishes the first College Athletic Scholarship Guide for Women at a time when few opportunities existed for women to compete in college athletics -
Letter
The first official Women’s Sports Foundation newsletter is distributed to its members -
Travel & Training Fund Recipients
In partnership with Gatorade, 20 individuals and three teams each received financial support ranging from $2,500 to $5,500 -
Donations
We have awarded $110,000 in funding to 22 grantees to serve more than 6,800 U.S. middle & high school girls. -
Sports4Life
In October 2014, the Women’s Sports Foundation, with support from espnW, launched “Sports 4 Life” -
35th annual salute
Honoring the women of 2014 for all their hard work with charity and their causes. -
Travel and training
Join to earn grants and participate and travel. -
36th Annual Salute to Women in Sports
In New York City join them in saluting women for all their hard work.
