Charles Schulz, the creator of 'Peanuts,' passionately believed in girls' and women's sports. Arguably the most popular cartoonist of his day, he used his platform to promote Title IX.
specials, which started in the 1960s, became treasured TV classics.
"I think it was actually Billy Jean's influence," said Schulz's widow, Jean, of her late husband's advocacy of Title IX. A tennis devotee, Schulz met"It was a horrible time for me," King recalled in a talk at theher brand new organization the Women's Sports Foundation was just getting off the ground, and she was not seeing much success. King asked Schulz if he'd serve as a trustee.When this strip was first published, thousands of girls in the U.S.
Schulz brought more than backstage clout to Title IX. In 1966, he'd introduced a pioneering character: a confident girl jock with freckles, sandals and swagger. Easily the best athlete of all the kids, Peppermint Patty managed her own baseball team, played hockey and raced motocross. The sporty girls in, who ice skated and enjoyed throwing balls, helped normalize something as simple and positive as girls playing sports, said Jean Schulz.
"It still took women pushing legislation and complaining and keeping it on the agenda," she pointed out.
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