By: Ellie Kaverman, Bicentennial Graduate Assistant Born in Kentucky in 1899, Jane Fox attended the American College of Physical Education in Chicago before finishing her undergraduate degree at Columbia University in 1927. The same year, she was hired as an instructor in the women’s physical education department at Indiana University Bloomington. Fox, a dancer herself,… Read more »
By: Ellie Kaverman, Bicentennial Graduate Assistant Edna Munro was born Moline, IL in 1892. Munro earned her bachelor’s degree from Columbia University in 1922. After college, Munro was hired as dead of the department of physical education at a YWCA in Harlem, NY.[1] After working at various YWCAs, Munro taught at the State Teachers College… Read more »
By: Ellie Kaverman, Bicentennial Graduate Assistant Born in Salem, MA in 1909, Marjorie Phillips earned her degree from the Sargent School of Physical Education in 1930. The Sargent School was a pioneering institute of physical education.[1] Juliette Maxwell, an early woman in the physical education for women department, was also an alumna. Phillips continued on… Read more »
By: Grace Shymanski, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2017, French and History Edited by: Ellie Kaverman, Bicentennial Graduate Assistant Aldrich was born in Elmo, MO in 1914 and spent her adolescent years there. She grew up the only child in a household with her parents and grandparents. Aldrich’s father and grandfather owned a lumber business, the… Read more »
By: Ellie Kaverman, Bicentennial Graduate Assistant When Title IX passed in 1972 to prohibit sex discrimination in education programs, it fundamentally shifted the treatment of women in athletics. Before Title IX, women’s athletic teams and participation in sports was frequently overlooked and overshadowed by their male counterparts.[1] All college athletics fundamentally changed after Title IX…. Read more »