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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Title IX: Ann Meyers Drysdale shares how law shaped her life

AP2009

(Editor's Note: Ann Meyers Drysdale was the first woman to receive an athletic scholarship at UCLA. The Hall of Famer, longtime TV basketball analyst mother of three kids shares how Title IX has help shape her life and career, and what needs to be done over the next 50 years for the law to continue to have a positive impact on young girls and women.)

I am one of 11 children, with five sisters and five brothers. I was a 1972 sophomore in high school in La Habra, California, playing seven sports when Title IX was passed. A law of 37 words that became the calling card for girls and women in sports.

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