In the 1960s, women's opportunities in America are fundamentally limited. But when the civil rights movement reveals a new path to progress, the creativity and determination of a small group leads to the passage of Title IX, a law few saw coming.
In the 1970s, buoyed by Title IX, the first generation of the new legislation's beneficiaries work to turn its lofty legal language into a reality. At times at great personal cost, these women transform the promise of 37 words into true progress.
