Title IX, Christine Grant, and Competing Visions of Equality

The recent 50th anniversary of Title IX, the landmark legislation outlawing sex discrimination in education, prompted widespread reflection on its implications and impact. During this online talk, Iowa Women’s Archives staff Anna Holland and Kate Orazem will interweave the history of Title IX with the life and career of Dr. Christine Grant, a national advocate for equity in sports and the first and only director of women’s athletics at the University of Iowa. The presenters will reflect on the resonances and ramifications of Title IX in our world today, considering questions like: what is the future of Title IX? What is the role of sports in society? And what does it really mean to be equal?

This UI Libraries webinar is free and open to all. It is part of programming for the Main Library Gallery exhibition Hawkeye Histories | Sporting Stories, curated by Dr. Jennifer Sterling.

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About the speakers: 

Anna Holland is the associate curator of the Iowa Women’s Archives and was an archival consultant for the current gallery exhibit, Hawkeye Histories | Sporting Stories. She received a BA in History from Augustana College and an MLIS and Certificate in Book Studies from the University of Iowa. As Associate Curator, Anna has the opportunity to engage with many aspects of women’s history in the Midwest. She previously presented on UI’s women administrators as a guest of the Tippie Women Summit and recently spoke about the political activism of IWA’s co-founder Louise Noun at Drake University’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Her exhibitions on topics such as the feminist women’s health movement, Iowa’s nurses, and Iowa women’s athletics have been displayed around campus and at university events.

Kate Orazem has served as the women in politics archivist at the Iowa Women’s Archives since 2022, where she works on collecting, processing, and sharing political materials. As an undergraduate, Kate was part of a group of students who pressed a Title IX complaint against Yale University, which led the school to reform its procedures for handling allegations of sexual misconduct. Based on this experience, she has contributed resources to the Know Your IX campaign to raise student awareness of their rights. Before coming to the University of Iowa, Kate originated the archives program of the Rural Organizing Project in Oregon. She currently serves on the archives committee of the LGBTQ+ Iowa Archives and Library. She was born and raised in Ames.

Learn more about the Main Library Gallery and the current exhibition at lib.uiowa.edu/gallery.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact the Main Library Gallery in advance at 319-467-1805 or [email protected]