Women in Athletics

Authors

College of the Holy Cross

Document Type

Video

Duration

59:39 minutes

Date

10-28-2023

Description

In September 1972, a group of women made history when they arrived at Holy Cross as the College’s first full-time female students. Beginning in September 2022 and continuing through May 2024 (the 50th anniversary of the first women graduates), the College will recognize, reflect on and celebrate the impact of Holy Cross women.

Lighting the Way Together was a campus event for all members of the classes of ’74, ’75 and ’76 to revisit their experiences and the campus through social events, panel discussions and other opportunities. This event took place at the College of the Holy Cross on October 27-28, 2023.

A panel discussion featuring faculty members, administrators, and student leaders from the 1970s sharing their memories and perspectives of what it was like to be there "from the beginning.”

In this breakout session, three women share their experience as student athletes in the early years of coeducation and Title IX. The group includes Mary Ellen Eagan '75, Ruth Keefe Hingston '76 and Anne Looney Elsaid '76, moderated by Ann Marie O'Connell '76.

Comments

Audio recording only.

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Recommended Citation

College of the Holy Cross, "Women in Athletics" (2023). 50 Years of Coeducation at Holy Cross: Oral Histories of Women Lighting the Way. 37.
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/coed50-oh/37