The Legacy of Title IX, 50 Years Later

In 1973, Chris Holden was in her first year as a physical education teacher at the Ichabod Crane Central School District in the Albany area, when she was presented with a particularly frustrating dilemma.

She was coaching the girls basketball team in a home game, and during halftime, she was approached by the school’s assistant principal, who abruptly informed her that they needed to stop the game. Note: This story won first place for sports feature from the New York Press Association in 2023.

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Longtime Pierson field hockey coach Debbie Jayne, far left, with one of her earliest teams.