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White House Roundtable celebrates Title IX’s 37th anniversary

posted by ...Because I Played Sports
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 1:13pm CDT

Today, the Women’s Sports Foundation represents the female athletes of the United States in a celebration of the anniversary of Title IX by visiting the White House for a special roundtable discussion.

“At 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, the White House will be holding a 37th anniversary of Title IX roundtable featuring Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, Education Secretary Duncan, Foundation founder Billie Jean King, first Foundation President Donna deVarona, former Foundation President Dominique Dawes, current President Jessica Mendoza, Foundation Government Liaison and former Trustee Lillian Greene-Chamberlain, Ph.D and CEO Karen Durkin.”

You can watch the roundtable at 2:30pm EST here. Also, the White House’s Facebook application will be streaming to the roundtable live, here, where you can participate by adding to the chat.

To convey the message even further, check out the below video… which is…. frankly - awesome. I highly encourage other female sports bloggers to post this on their blogs as well today.

Watch the thoughts of seven champion athletes, Jennie Finch (softball), Natalie Coughlin (swimming), Brenda Villa (water polo), Mariel Zagunis (fencing), Janet Guthrie (auto racing), Tatyana McFadden (paralympics), Jessica Mendoza (softball), read the Title IX legislation that grants opportunities to female athletes today. Congratulations to the Women’s Sports Foundation for creating it.

Powerful message conveyed by a beautiful cast through a viral medium. If you want to read more, visit the Women’s Sports Foundation.