What about the character of the girls?: Girls and Women’s Basketball in Illinois, 1968-1977
Illinois hosted its first Girls’ State Basketball Tournament in 1977, five years after the U.S. Congress passed the landmark Title IX legislation. Title IX led to an explosion in the growth of women’s sports in the United States, dramatically changing American culture in the process. This collection of oral history interviews chronicles that story and the early struggles for both Illinois girls’ basketball (high school level) and women’s basketball (collegiate level) throughout the country. The twenty-six interviews in this collection were conducted beginning in 2004 by Ellyn Bartges, herself a participant in Illinois’ first tournament in 1977. Ellyn designed the oral history project and conducted the interviews as part of her master’s capstone project at Western Illinois University, under the direction of Dr. Virginia Boynton of the WIU History Department.
In 2010 Ellyn Bartges was interviewed about her own life story and the creation of this oral history collection by Mark R. DePue, Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Oral History program
Interviews
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Biery, Dick
First girls’ basketball coach at Carthage High School in Carthage, Illinois
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Butkovich, Cindy
Former Assistant Executive Secretary of the Illinois High School Association
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Gollan, Linda
First girl's basketball coach at Hinsdale South High School in Darien, Illinois
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Hutchinson, Jill
Women's head basketball coach at IL State University
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Kneer, Marian
Supporter and promoter of women's athletics
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Marguis, Gail
Member of the 1976 U.S. Woman’s Olympic Team and teammate and friend of Charlotte Lewis
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Moore, Billie
Former women’s basketball coach for California State-Fullerton, 1976 Olympic Games, and UCLA
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Pankonin, Jean
Former faculty member and women's sports coach at Illinois State University
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Penstone, Ann
Girl’s head basketball coach for Buffalo Grove High School and John Hersey High School in Illinois
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Plodzien, Carol
Girl’s head basketball coach at Fremd High School in Palatine, Illinois
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Ramsey, Lorene
Former women's head softball and basketball coach at Illinois Central College
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Scott, Phebe
An advocate for women's athletics who worked at Illinois State University
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Slouber, Lynne
Former girl’s head basketball coach at Hinsdale South High School in Illinois
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Streit, Joan
Former girls' basketball coach at Joliet West High School in Illinois
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Strong, Sue
The girl’s basketball coach at Sterling High School in Sterling, Illinois
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Torry, Ray
Former principal and superintendent of Washington High School in Washington, Illinois
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Warlick, Holly
Associate women’s head basketball coach at the University of Tennessee
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Programs of New Year HolidaysWithout blooming, without flowers, without greenery and without a table for Haft-sin , another spring has been arrived. Spring came to the camp without bringing freshness and the first days of New Year began in this camp. We were unaware of the plans that old friends had in this camp when Eid (New Year) came.
Attack on Halabcheh narrated
With wet saliva, we are having the lunch which that loving Isfahani man gave us from the back of his van when he said goodbye in the city entrance. Adaspolo [lentils with rice] with yoghurt! We were just started having it when the plane dives, we go down and shelter behind the runnel, and a few moments later, when the plane raises up, we also raise our heads, and while eating, we see the high sides ...The Arab People Committee
Another event that happened in Khuzestan Province and I followed up was the Arab People Committee. One day, we were informed that the Arabs had set up a committee special for themselves. At that time, I had less information about the Arab People , but knew well that dividing the people into Arab and non-Arab was a harmful measure.Kak-e Khak
The book “Kak-e Khak” is the narration of Mohammad Reza Ahmadi (Haj Habib), a commander in Kurdistan fronts. It has been published by Sarv-e Sorkh Publications in 500 copies in spring of 1400 (2022) and in 574 pages. Fatemeh Ghanbari has edited the book and the interview was conducted with the cooperation of Hossein Zahmatkesh.
