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Former Indiana Sen. Birch Bayh — 'A Great Hoosier'

Former Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Ind., died at the age of 91 on Thursday. He served three terms in the Senate, from 1963 to 1981. WTIU hide caption

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Former Indiana Sen. Birch Bayh — 'A Great Hoosier'

Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Ind., authored Title IX, a law guaranteeing women access to educational and athletic programs in higher education. He died Thursday at the age of 91.

Former Indiana Sen. Birch Bayh — 'A Great Hoosier'

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Thursday

How Bernice Sandler, 'Godmother Of Title IX,' Achieved Landmark Discrimination Ban

Bernice "Bunny" Sandler battled discrimination on the basis of sex, helping create Title IX legislation to give women and girls more opportunities in education and athletics. J.M. Eddins Jr./MCT via Getty Images hide caption

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National

How Bernice Sandler, 'Godmother Of Title IX,' Achieved Landmark Discrimination Ban

Bernice Sandler died Saturday at the age of 90. She once told NPR she beams with pride at seeing female athletes walk "with their heads up and feeling like, 'Yeah, I can handle this world.' "

Monday

Trans People Say They #WontBeErased As Trump Administration Mulls Defining 'Sex'

Demonstrators hold signs in support of trans equality outside the White House on Monday. The Trump administration is reportedly considering defining "sex" in a way that would restrict civil rights protections to transgender Americans. Tasos Katopodis/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Trans People Say They #WontBeErased As Trump Administration Mulls Defining 'Sex'

"The agency's proposed definition would define sex as either male or female, unchangeable, and determined by the genitals that a person is born with," The New York Times reported. Reaction was swift.

Friday

40 Years Of Athletic Support: Happy Anniversary To The Sports Bra

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Shots - Health News

40 Years Of Athletic Support: Happy Anniversary To The Sports Bra

Vermont Public

Here's a more intimate milestone in women's sports: In 1977, three women sewed two jockstraps together, and the first modern sports bra was born.

40 Years Of Athletic Support: Happy Anniversary To The Sports Bra

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Wednesday

University Of Tennessee Settles Sexual Assault Lawsuit

University of Tennessee coaches, including had football coach Butch Jones (second from left) hold a news conference in February. A federal lawsuit accused Tennessee of violating federal regulations and creating "a hostile sexual environment." Patrick Murphy-Racey/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

University Of Tennessee Settles Sexual Assault Lawsuit

The school has settled for nearly $2.5 million with eight plaintiffs who said athlete perpetrators and their teammates actively discouraged women from bringing rape charges.

Thursday

Education

School Board Approves Controversial Deal In Transgender Student Case

An Illinois school district came to an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education and voted to allow a transgender student, born a male, access to the girls' locker room.

School Board Approves Controversial Deal In Transgender Student Case

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