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  • When courage moved the needle for Illini Women’s Athletics

    Jul 18, 2022 10:15 am by Division of Intercollegiate AthleticsAthletics
    Prior to the lawsuit, Illinois track & field only had resources for approximately 15 uniforms and a travel budget for 12-to-15 women for a sport that fielded 25-to-30 athletes. Archive [hoto shows track team, some members without uniforms.

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    The addition of seven varsity sports in 1974 was undoubtedly a milestone moment for U of I women's athletics, but a more significant moment occurred three years later when a pair of student-athletes filed a sexual discrimination lawsuit.

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