Comments on: A Pioneer in Women’s Collegiate Sports

By: Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:55:52 +0000

This is a wonderful opinion. The things mentioned are unanimous and needs to be appreciated by everyone

scott

By: Carol Shellenberger

Carol Shellenberger — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:13:54 +0000

Thank you Marjorie for work toward bringing equality to women’s sports. I too remember playing half court basketball in college. We used to play the men’s team (for fun and a benefit for the sports program) and played the first half by women’s rules and the second half by the men’s rules. The men had a much harder time with our rules but the women truly were up to the task of playing them full court.

Title Nine was an important and historic act for women’s sports.
I disagree that men’s football team merits more dollars than the women’s programs because women didn’t want to play football.
Title Nine was needed even to give soccer, tennis, basketball, etc. an opportunity for women in other sports. Look what Billy Jean King did to promote equal dollars for women’s tennis. Sports were traditionally a man’s world but women have proved to the world they are able to succeed and bring in the spectators as well. Title Nine helped paved the way for this.

In Calfornia where I lived the women’s scullers had to put in the water at 5am rather than get time in the afternoon because that was the men’s time. Thanks to Title Nine the women were able to make a case that just because they were women they needn’t just take the left over time.

BTW – Women’s wrestling is a big sport in the Montana schools.

Thanks for helping to pave the way Marjorie. Let us all keep vigilent to keep women moving forward with equality in the world of sports.

Rev. Carol Shellenberger
Bozeman, Montana

By: Sue Padden

Sue Padden — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:53:08 +0000

Oh, I remember playing half court basketball at my high school in Tulsa, Ok., Marjorie, because they did not think girls had the “stamina” to run full court. Title 9 is to ME, the most important change to happen in my lifetime. I was a tomboy. I have no children, but my neice is a 14 year old tomboy, very active in Tulsa sports and now wanting to become a professional trainer for sports teams. I am always so proud to hear from her the many choices in sports she has to choose from at her school.

I was and am still active in many sports. I have a degree in Recreation, because I did not particulary want to be a p.e. teacher(sorry!), but I KNEW I had to be in a field that promoted health, recreation and sports for all ages and all sexes. Your profession and every p.e. teacher I ever had made a profound impact on my life. I thank heaven for growing up able to play sports, and to live an active recreation life both personally and professionally. It did not hurt me to also grow up with three younger brothers!!!!! I got PLENTY of competitiveness,exercise and love of sports from them, as well.

I honor you and the fight you lead to make women’s sports important to all future generations. I honor your profession as a p.e. teacher, knowing how many girl’s lives you impacted in a positive way as my p.e. teachers inspired me.

I would LOVE to meet you in person someday!!!

Go Marjorie!!!!!!!!!!

Sue Padden
Senior Services Manager
Des Moines Senior Center