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On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:30:55 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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"Tim" wrote in message
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On Aug 31, 9:47 am, H the K wrote:
Thank a liberal.

My daughter is in collegiate sports, why should she thank either
liberal or conservative?

Title 9, Ted Kennedy. We're indebted to him despite his faults.

"It is difficult to characterize the impact of Title IX on athletics
in an unbiased way. Advocates cite increases in female athletic
participation; however, such increases might have occurred in the
absence of legislation."
[...]
"The law was renamed as the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in
Education Act on October 29, 2002, upon the death of the law's
principal author, Congresswoman Patsy T. Mink. It was also written by
Oregon Congresswoman Edith Green."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_IX


Teddy was instrumental in getting it through.

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