'Peanuts,' one of the world's most popular cartoons, pushed for Title IX in the 1970s

The Peanuts characters reminded readers of the importance of Title IX at a moment when many schools and athletic programs were resistant to it.

Peanuts was a place where female athletes saw their presence on the playing field explicitly supported.

(Image credit: Peanuts © 1979 Peanuts Worldwide LLC)



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