Despite the passing of Title IX in Oregon years prior, Ida B. Wells High School didn’t offer any girls sports teams in 1974. Lucy Bledsoe changed that.
PORTLAND, Oregon — A Southwest Portland high school is celebrating 50 years since the activation of Title IX for their sports program. Ida B. Wells High School honored alumna Lucy Bledsoe at a school ceremony on Wednesday.
In 1974, girls like Bledsoe didn’t have opportunities to take up space in sports. At the time, Bledsoe was a junior at Ida B. Wells, formerly known as Woodrow Wilson High. Like any active teenager, she simply wanted to play basketball on a school
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