1957-1976 Longhorn Women’s Sports-The Struggle for equality
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1957-1976 Longhorn Women’s Sports-The Struggle for equality

ByBilly Dale

FOR INFORMATION ON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL BEFORE 1957, PLEASE VISIT the following three links: https://www.texaslsn.org/19211957-anna-hiss, or https://www.texaslsn.org/1896-1921 , or https://www.texaslsn.org/the-importance-of-the-1940s-for-womens-sports Table of Contents 1957- Anna Hiss retires as the women’s director – Women’s sports history 1957-1961 1962-1974 BETTY THOMPSON transitions women’s sports from Hiss to Lopiano. BETTY THOMPSON “NOR HELL A FURY LIKE A WOMAN  SCORNED”…

Women Sports Organizational Structures prior to the NCAA

Women Sports Organizational Structures prior to the NCAA

ByBilly Dale

  The history of Longhorn Women’s sports from 1896 to 1921 is at the link below.  https://texas-lsn.squarespace.com/1896-1921   1899-1900  Pearl Norvell started the physical education department as the physical training instructor hired to develop organized team sports. Basketball was her specialty.   The first basketball scrimmage was in January 1900 in the Old Main building.   …