Celebrate Women’s College Sports & Title IX!

Thanks to the fifty-five donors who joined Trinity University’s 1869 Challenge to give $12,500 in support of the publication of an important forthcoming book, From the Sidelines to the Headlines: The Legacy of Women’s Sports at Trinity UniversityThis brings the total raised by the Trinity community for the book to $22,300. From the Sidelines to the Headlines documents women’s collegiate sports at Trinity since its founding in 1869 and honors those who fought for sports equity at the school and kept the dream alive. It features stories told by and about the women (and men) who paved the way, especially in the fifty years since Title IX, and more than a hundred images. Betsy Gerhardt Pasley, the author, is a 1977 Trinity journalism graduate and former varsity athlete. Thanks to the support of these generous donors, the book will be published in March 2023 with several open-to-the-public events. Stay tuned!