Michigan Today
The conquering heroines of Title IX, featuring Sara Fitzgerald, BA ’73
Deborah Holdship and Sara Fitzgerald | October 24, 2020
Upon hearing the word "activism," rarely does one’s imagination settle on the conference-room table, the literal anti-archetype of action, momentum, and social progress. But that’s exactly where one of the most significant movements in recent history took place. In her book, author and longtime journalist Sara Fitzgerald, BA ’73, describes a protest that took place mostly in secret, steeped in stealth, subversion, and, yes, mountains of paperwork.
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