Sports
September 20, 2023
The “Battle of the Sexes” Sparked 50 Years of Sports Progress
Billie Jean King's 1973 victory over Bobby Riggs at the Houston Astrodome capped off a summer of momentous change led by the tennis great.
Gender Equality
The Daily Post
May 17, 2016
Women Walk to Reclaim Public Spaces in Houston and Beyond
An organized walk through the city aims to highlight the difficulties of being a female walker in a major city.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Samantha Ketcham Headed to Runoff in Yell Leader Election
UPDATED: After recalculating the vote, it has been determined that Ketcham is out of the race and the school will not have its first female yell leader.
September 25, 2012
Opposite Gender Paddling Now Officially Permitted by Springtown ISD
The small town northwest of Fort Worth revisited its corporal punishment policy after the parents of two female high school students complained about the force used by a male assistant principal.
Business
April 20, 2012
Texas Business Report: Math Standards Divide State
The Texas Association of Business criticizes the State Board of Education's math curriculum and working in Texas pays off for women.
Sports
February 20, 2012
Will A&M Elect Its First Female Yell Leader?
As Texas A&M moves to the SEC, change is afoot at the university, but not everyone is supportive of this particular proposal.
Sports
March 1, 1994
A Whole New Ball Game
Once, the fight for funding and attention in college sports pitted women against men. Today, with women’s sports commanding greater respectability, it’s also women versus women, and the fight is uglier.
Politics & Policy
January 1, 1978
The Good Old Girls
At the National Women’s Conference, the feminists changed their sandals for pumps and embraced mainstream America.
Being Texan
May 31, 1975
Retreat from Liberation
A different sort of women’s movement has this basic belief: give in and ye shall receive.