Photo credit: © Phyllis Ewen
Original founders of the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective, photographed in the 1970s: (L-R) standing in back row: Wendy Sanford, Paula Doress-Worters, Joan Ditzion, Judy Norsigian, Jane Pincus, Norma Swenson, Nancy Miriam Hawley; seated in front row: Pamela Berger, Ruth Bell Alexander, Vilunya Diskin, Esther Rome.
Written by Joe Kelly – www.fathers.com
Why should your daughter or stepdaughter participate in sports and physical activity? To be more healthy (in mind & body), feel better about herself, learn new skills, stay off alcohol & drugs, defer sexual activity, and ... TO HAVE FUN!
Sadly, some people worry that girls are too delicate, unskilled, or inadequate to play sports. To which the smart father and stepfather reply: "Baloney."
On Saturday February 5, 2011 IOU Sports in partnership with UW Milwaukee Athletics hosted our first National Girls and Women in
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No one likes to say it out loud, but in American culture girl’s sports rarely matter as much as the games played by the boys.
No one likes to say it out loud, but in American culture girl’s sports rarely matter as much as the games played by the boys.
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Vice President Joe Biden announced changes to Title IX Tuesday afternoon in the Smith Center. The changes to the law - which promotes equality for female athletes - repealed a Bush-era policy that allowed universities to rely on student surveys to prove compliance with the law.
Vera Jones is an outstanding communicator who is committed to Communicating with E's: Empowerment, Enlightenment, Encouragement, Empathy, Effectiveness and tons of Enthusiasm! Her mission is to help individuals and teams passionately pursue their purpose and work together to achieve their goals and dreams.
Kathleen Sebelius
21st Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
A self-described "jock" who shined on the basketball court, where she was team captain, and in field hockey.
Judy Sweet, standing with Bernell Hooker, Founder and CEO of Images of Us Sports was honored in 2006 for the IOU Sports Lifetime Achievement Award in Milwaukee, WI.