Season 2: Episode #40: Was Title IX just about sports? with Sara Fitzgerald

In this episode Kelsie and Brooke celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Title IX and reflect on it's significance in protecting gender and sex discrimination in places that receive federal funds. They learn about the origins of Title IX and what life before it was like for women on college campuses, especially the University of Michigan. Join us! You can find her books here.

Transcript

Sara Fitzgerald is a former Washington Post editor who combines her love of writing and history to tell the compelling stories of little-known women. Her new novel, "The Poet's Girl," brings to life Emily Hale, the American actress and college professor who was T.S. Eliot's first love and longtime confidante. Fitzgerald's 2011 political biography, "Elly Peterson: 'Mother' of the Moderates," was recognized as a 2012 Book of the Year by the Library of Michigan. Fitzgerald majored in history and journalism at the University of Michigan and was the first woman to serve as editor-in-chief of The Michigan Daily, the campus newspaper. Before working at The Post, her journalism career took her to National Journal magazine, the St. Petersburg Times, The Miami Herald and the Akron Beacon Journal. Her previously published novels include "Rumors" (Warner Books, 1992). Her next non-fiction book, scheduled for publication in 2020, will tell the story of the sex discrimination complaint that changed the rules of academic hiring across the nation. She lives in Falls Church, Virginia.