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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


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Fifty years after Title IX, coaching and leadership disparities persist for women

October 27, 2022

Northwestern women’s basketball associate head coach Tangela Smith made headlines as a high school player. A Chicago native, Smith’s prowess on the court earned All-American honors.  When it came...

A softball team in purple uniforms celebrates.

‘Compete and win’: Former Northwestern women’s sports figures discuss the early years of Title IX

October 27, 2022

When former softball coach Sharon Drysdale arrived at Northwestern in 1979, the team had no field. The Wildcats played at a park on Lincoln Street that featured just benches — no dugouts or fences. Eventually,...

Three people smile and pose at a baseball event.

Northwestern women alumni who have taken business and coaching by storm

October 27, 2022

The growth in participation and investment in women’s sports since the 1972 passage of Title IX has propelled many women to take on leadership roles in the professional world. In spite of institutional...

Anucha Browne stands in front of an image of herself. Browne will go down as one of the best basketball players in Northwestern history.

As a leader on and off the court, Anucha Browne has never been afraid to speak her truth

April 12, 2020

Women's Basketball Anucha Browne is arguably the greatest basketball player in Northwestern history — and she has the stats to back it up. Strictly from a scoring perspective, there is no...

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