Title IX

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EP39-Plant Your Feet & Take the Charge with Kristin Nitz

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In this episode:

As a teen, Kristin Nitz was not only aware of Title IX, she lived it. The law passed during the time she was playing basketball for her school. Kristin was fortunate to have a male coach who embraced the spirit of the law by demanding that his team benefitted from the new-found athletic equanimity they deserved. This experience served as a inspiration for her prolific writing career. Among many other topics, Kristin writes about the triumphs and challenges of the female athlete.

About the Author:

Kristin Nitz is author of three novels for children and young adults.  Defending Irene, is set in Merano, a town in the Italian Tyrol where she lived for three years.  Saving the Griffin, is set in Tuscany. It was nominated for a 2009/10 Georgia Children’s Book award and a Kentucky Bluegrass Award (grades 3-5).  Her young adult mystery, Suspect, was a nominee to the YALSA Best Books 2011.

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EP35-It's Hard But It's Worth It with Janine Kuestner: athlete, coach, Highland Games Champion & Title IX enthusiast

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In this episode:

Have you ever been completely floored by the depth of character a person possesses after meeting with them for only one time? I had this experience when interviewing Janine Kuestner. I met her at the Saline Celtic Festival this fall. I spotted her participating in the Highland Game competition (events that I did not know were open to women competitors) wearing a hot-pink t-shirt emblazed with Title IX on the front as she wielded some God-awful heavy load over a bar suspended overhead. I knew then that I had to get to get her on the podcast! While interviewing her, I discovered that she has been an athlete throughout her entire life with no intention to ever quit. All of this, and she is a Title IX activist. In short, Janine Kuestner is - truly - a girl with guts!

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EP32-Thank You...You've Shaped My Life with Lorry Mackay

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IN THIS EPISODE:

Nineteen-year-old college student Lorry Mackay discusses how her life-long participation in athletics has shaped the individual she is today. Lorry attributes the confidence and leadership skills she possesses to the lessons she’s learned on and off the field, to the undying support of her parents, and to the gratitude she feels for the women and men who fought for Title IX.

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EP14-Title IX: Civil Rights for Women with Author Karen Blumenthal

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In this episode:

Karen Blumenthal, brilliant author and historian, chronicles spirited events that took place leading up to and following the passage of Title IX. She states that, even more than laws passed during the Civil Rights Movement, Title IX is the most significant equal rights law for women. As a young girl, Karen “desperately” wanted to be a true athletic competitor. Today, she celebrates the fact that young women are freely encouraged to do so.

About Karen Blumenthal:

As a long-time journalist, Karen Blumenthal writes nonfiction for young people with the belief that nonfiction brings context to a complicated world. She is particularly fascinated by social change, how it happens and why. As a financial writer, she aims to write from the consumer’s and investor’s point of view, trying to answer their questions, cut through the marketing hype and arm them with useful insights that will help them make better and more-rewarding decisions.

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