UK Athletics Celebrates Women's History Month
In honor of Women’s History Month for 2022,the University of Kentucky Athletics Department is shining a spotlight at various pioneers of women’s athletics in UK Athletics’ history.
With 2022 being the 50th anniversary of the signing of Title IX into law, UK will celebrate women’s athletics history throughout the year. For women’s history month, UK also celebrated the great women’s athletics pioneers from the period prior to Title IX’s enactment as well.
To start the month, UK Athletics recognized the basketball, tennis, field hockey, and track and field teams at various times from 1903-24.
As we celebrate Women’s History Month, we honor UK’s pioneers of women’s athletics who comprised the basketball, tennis, field hockey, and track and field teams at various times from 1903-24.#WomensHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/PajGsXiiE7
— Kentucky Athletics (@UKAthletics) March 15, 2022
Mary Lou Daniel was a pioneer competing in golf before the enactment of Title IX, competing on the golf team in 1964.
#WomensHistoryMonth x Mary Lou Daniel
?? The recipient of a UK athletic scholarship in golf, becoming the first female ever to be awarded such a grant in the history of the @SEC & the first female golfer on scholarship with an SEC school
?? Earned a varsity golf letter in 1964 pic.twitter.com/KBT7CngUeS— Kentucky Athletics (@UKAthletics) March 21, 2022
Coach, Director of Women’s Athletics and pioneering women’s sports administrator Sue Feamster played an important role in UK Athletics’ history and the early era of Title IX.
#WomensHistoryMonth x Sue Feamster
?? Sue Feamster was the @KentuckyWBB coach from 1971-72 through 1975-76
?? She was UK’s first Director of Women’s Athletics from 1974-78
?? When the men’s and women’s athletic departments merged, she served as Assistant AD from ’78-86 pic.twitter.com/TWW7jfHhqN— Kentucky Athletics (@UKAthletics) March 28, 2022
