Anne Zhao, Andria Bowman, Alicia Misci, Daniel Kelly, Krysten Eshelman, Delilah Khalaf, Rosemond Boateng, Rhea Torreon, Lauren Kessler, and Benda Njinjoh.
TERPS for WOMEN and SPORTS is an active on-campus organization that focuses on feminism in relation to sports. They are hosting a Co-Ed Baseball Game on Saturday, March 15, 2008 from 5pm to 10pm, hosted at the Shipley Field at the University of Maryland College Park Campus, followed by a free showing of A League of Their Own, a movie featuring Tom Hanks, Gina Davis and Madonna about an All Women Baseball team in World War II. The purpose of both the baseball game and the movie are to spread the awareness of Title IX, a bill passed on 1975, that states “No Person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”. This bill has caused a lot of controversy because a lot of male sportsmen do not believe that sports teams like tennis should be cut so women can also play in sports. As we know feminism is a practice of cultural and social equality between genders in society. By using baseball as the focus, we will work towards breaking the barriers between the images of women in the sports.
This particular event is aimed women and particularly men who do not have awareness for women’s rights and the feminist movement, more specifically the title IX Legislation. Fliers for this event will not only be distributed within the University of Maryland but also at local high schools, churches, libraries and even office buildings, in order to have a more diverse outcome.
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