This civil rights law prohibits sex-based discrimination in any education program with funding from the federal government.
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The Fifty/50initiative aims to celebrate girls, women, and our LGBTQIA+ community.
Serena Williams is one of the greatest tennis players of all time.
Billie Jean King won theBattle of the Sexes.
In 1973, she competed in a televisedBattle of the Sexesmatch.
Megan Rapinoe was named the best FIFA player, despite a strained hamstring.
Megan Rapinoe is one of the most celebrated soccer players in the modern era.
Megan is also known for her activism.
She is a fierce advocate for LGBTQIA+ organizations fighting for equality.
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Nadia Comaneci was the first to achieve a perfect 10 at the Olympics.
Nadia Comaneci is a five-time Olympic medalist from Romania.
Wilma Rudolph was the first American woman to win triple gold.
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Wilma Rudolph was the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Games.
Nancy Lieberman was the youngest basketball player to win an Olympic medal.
Nancy Lieberman is one of the most highly regarded women in basketball.
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At eighteen, she became the youngest basketball player to win a medal in Olympic history.
A few years later, in 1980, she was the first pick in the Womens Pro Basketball League.
She helped her team win two AIAW National Championships and one WNIT Championship.
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Ronda Rousey was the first American female to earn a medal in judo.
Ronda Rousey is a professional wrestler and mixed martial artist.
She is best known for being the first woman to sign with the UFC.
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In 2008, Rousey competed in the Summer Olympics.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias was the first woman to compete in the Los Angeles Open.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias was a golfer, basketball player, baseball player, and track and field runner.
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In 1938, she competed in the Los Angeles Open against all men.
There was never another woman in this tournament until six decades later.
She was also a founding member of the LPGA.
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Mia Hamm scored the game-winning goal for the 1991 FIFA World Cup.
Mia Hamm is a soccer icon.
She was a founding player in the first professional womens soccer league in the United States, the WUSA.
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In their first match, she scored the final goal in the 62ndminute, beating Sweden 3-2.
Overall, she competed in four FIFA tournaments and played at three Olympic Games.
Toni Stone was the first woman to play as a regular on an American big-league baseball team.
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Toni Stone started playing baseball at age ten.
She proved that women can compete with men in any field.
Manon Rheaume was the first woman to make an appearance in a NHL preseason game.
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Manon Rheaume is a celebrated ice hockey goaltender.
She was the first woman to try out for an NHL team in 1992.
Then she went on to become the first woman to appear in a regular season professional game.
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She played in 24 games on various teams before retiring in 1997.
However, she continued her legacy by becoming a goaltending coach for a womens ice hockey program.
Simone Biles pulled out of the Olympic games to put her mental health first.
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Simone is the most decorated gymnast of all time.
She has a whopping thirty-two Olympic and World Championship medals combined.
She started competing at an Olympic level in the 2016 summer games, where she won five medals.
Then she continued to medal in the 2020 games, earning a silver and bronze.
Although she received some backlash, she decided it was best to put her physical and mental health first.
The women above are only a few examples of female athletes who are moving the world forward.
