Winter Speaker Series - Title IX impact on Pendleton Heights Girls Athletics
Sun, Feb 15
|299 Falls Park Dr
The impact and opportunities the historical legislation brought to the Lady Arabians will be discussed by those who fought for it, experienced it and benefited from it.
Time & Location
Feb 15, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
299 Falls Park Dr, 299 Falls Park Dr, Pendleton, IN 46064, USA
Guests
About the event
Pendleton Historical Museum in partnership with Pendleton Falls Park Winter Speaker Series Sunday February 15th from 2-4 at the
Falls Park Community Building.
This session will cover the growth and success of girls’ sports at Pendleton Heights from the school’s founding to the current day. The impact of Title IX and the opportunities it brought to the Lady Arabians will be shared by speakers who have fought for, been through, and benefited from this historic legislation. Title IX was a 1972 civil rights provision which promoted opportunities for girls in not only athletics but also STEM fields and other traditionally male dominated areas. Indiana’s own Senator Birch Bayh was instrumental in the passing of this act which has expanded girls sports all over the country including the Indiana High School Athletics Association (IHSAA), NCAA. and even the growth of women’s sports in international and Olympic competitions.
The panel will include…