This Founder Had to Play College Basketball in Men's Shorts and Shoes, So She Launched an Athletic Clothing Company Named After the Now 50-Year-Old Title IX Act
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When Title Nine founder Missy Park was a 10-year-old girl in South Carolina, the passage of Title IX in 1972 allowed her to be seen as "just an athlete" instead of a tomboy. It also laid the foundation for the founding of a company that's still going strong more than 30 years later.
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