TITLE IX EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Became a law in: - 1972
Effective at: - All schools, not explicitly intended for sports
Title IX - No person in the US shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participating in,
be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or
activity receiving Federal financial assistance
The "Road" to Title IX - 1870
Utah women are first to vote in a statewide election
1892
Senda Berenson brings basketball to Smith College women one year after Naismith invited the
game in Springfield, MA
1899
NAGWS is formed as the WBC - Women's Basketball Committee
1900
First women participate in Paris Olympics (golf, tennis, archery)
1906
NCAA
1920
First commercial radio broadcast
19th amendment to U.S. constitution is ratified
The "Road" Continued - 1954
Brown vs. Board of Education
1964
Civil Rights Act is signed into law
1971
AIAW (Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women)
ANSWERS
Became a law in: - 1972
Effective at: - All schools, not explicitly intended for sports
Title IX - No person in the US shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participating in,
be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or
activity receiving Federal financial assistance
The "Road" to Title IX - 1870
Utah women are first to vote in a statewide election
1892
Senda Berenson brings basketball to Smith College women one year after Naismith invited the
game in Springfield, MA
1899
NAGWS is formed as the WBC - Women's Basketball Committee
1900
First women participate in Paris Olympics (golf, tennis, archery)
1906
NCAA
1920
First commercial radio broadcast
19th amendment to U.S. constitution is ratified
The "Road" Continued - 1954
Brown vs. Board of Education
1964
Civil Rights Act is signed into law
1971
AIAW (Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women)
