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FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON REMARKS AT LAB SCHOOL , NEW YORK MARCH 4, 1999 Thank you all. I am delighted to be here at the Lab School. I want to thank Sophia Totti [Toe-Tee], for all she said today...and for all she's done over the years to bring leadership, style and victory to the Lady Gators.

Now, I have to confess that earlier, a few people told me that you might appreciate it if I started my remarks with my own version of the song, "YMCA." What they didn't realize is that the only area where I have less talent than sports is in singing. But I do have a deep appreciation for other people's talent ~ and so I am delighted to have brought along some great athletes and role models. Not just great female athletes. But, some of the greatest athletes of all time: , Nikki McCray, and Dominique Dawes. Thank you so much for coming.

I am also very pleased that we are joined today by so many elected officials [the Burough President Virginia Fields; State Senator Thomas Duane; Assemblymember Richard Gottfried; Councilmembers Kathryn Freed, Gifford Miller, Ronnie Eldridge, Bill Perkins, and Guillermo Linares. I want to thank our hosts ~ Sheila Breslaw and Rob Menken ~ who have brought excellence and teamwork to the classrooms and the playing fields of the Lab School.

And I want to thank Seth Abraham of HBO for showing us an excerpt from the extraordinary new documentary that we're premiering at the White House tonight. I hope all Americans will be educated and inspired by the women athletes in this film, women who dared to compete and competed to win. Because their story is not only the story of women's sports ~ but also of women's rights. And I can't think of a better time to tell them than right now, during women's history month.

I'm sure this will date me, but back when I was in high school, there were very different rules for girls . You could only let the ball bounce twice before you had to pass it. And you could only play half-court. Because they claimed our hearts were too weak to bear the strain of playing full-court basketball. Well, times have certainly changed. In this city last summer, was filled with people who came out to watch the big stars play. And their names weren't Ewing [U-ing] and [Hue-ston], but Lobo [Low-bo] and Weatherspoon. [Weather-spoon] It's incredible. At WNBA games across the country, you see children of all races and sizes, boys and girls, wearing jerseys, often down to their ankles, adorned with the names of their favorite WNBA players. You see boys and girls lining up patiently after the game, hoping to get an autograph and praying that one day they'll be able to follow in their hero's footsteps. And now they can.

More than ever before, young girls and boys today can reach as far as their dreams and abilities will take them....And that's because a called Title IX opened the floodgates of opportunity to college players who are tomorrow's professional champions. And it's because women playing today stand on the shoulders of countless pioneers, who sacrificed to break down barrier after barrier so that they could more easily follow. Just think about the three athletes who are with us today. Every time a high school student finds out she's earned a scholarship to college, she can thank Billie Jean King who took on not only Bobby Riggs, but the stereotypes and discrimination that had plagued women athletes for far too long.

Every time a girl wonders whether she has what it takes to make her high school basketball team, she can look to Nikki McCray. As a child, Nikki refused to give up when her male cousins said she couldn't play with them because she was a girl. And, whether she's playing at the Olympics or leading her team, the Mystics, in the WNBA, she has never given up since.

And every time a gymnast leaves her house at the crack of dawn to train, she can find inspiration in Dominique Dawes, who has shown boys and girls that they should go for the Gold in every aspect of their lives. I'll never forget a town hall meeting at the White House that Dominique participated in with my husband, Peter Jennings, and a group of young people. The topic was drugs. And after the event, Dominique was surrounded for almost an hour by young people who see her as a role model, regardless of whether they're athletes or not. What these role models and others like them have taught us is that you don't have to be an all-star athlete. You don't have to finish a . Or even play on a team. But all of us can get active and stay active. And all of us should have that opportunity.

We know that girls who engage in sports and physical activity are more likely to be confident, to excel in school, and to stay healthy. And we know that every woman who makes it in sports, opens up the door a little wider for girls to be anything they want ~ teachers and scientists, CEOs and Supreme Court Justices...and yes, the President of the .

So, I hope all of us will continue to work for the day when sayings like "You throw like a girl" or "You run like a girl" are meant as compliments, not insults. I hope there will be a day when strong and feminine are always considered one and the same. And when our ability to compete is determined not by our gender, but by our spirit, skill and strength. And I hope we'll finally reach the day when every child, boy and girl, doesn't have to look any further than the mirror to spot a champion. No one has done more to bring us to that day than our next speaker. Billie Jean King's tennis achievements are legendary — including 20 Wimbledon Titles...and five #1 rankings. But, what is perhaps most special about her, is that she is a true champion both on and off the court.

It was Billie Jean who first came up with this idea for a documentary about the history of women in sports. Which is only fitting. For she shaped that history by continuously standing up and speaking out for women's rights...and clearing the path for every woman and girl in this country.

It is my great honor to introduce Billie Jean King. 1 tea J

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THANK YOU, SHEILA AND ROB, FOR INVITING US TO THE NYC LAB SCHOOL SO HBO CAN SHOWCASE AN IMPORTANT FILM, "DARE TO COMPETE: THE STRUGGLE OF WOMEN IN SPORTS/' IT IS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO SHARE THIS EVENT WITH MRS. CLINTON, WHOSE SUPPORT FOR THE FILM WE GREATLY APPRECIATE. LIKE THE WOMEN IN THIS FILM, MRS. CLINTON IS A PIONEER FOR SOCIAL PROGRESS AND THIS FILM IS ABOUT PROGRESS ON PLAYING FIELDS THAT BECAME FIELD OF DREAMS FOR THESE ADMIRABLE WOMEN.

AND AS A SPORTS FAN, I CAN TELL YOU IT IS EXCITING TO BE HERE WITH BILLIE JEAN KING, WNBA STAR NIKKI MCCRAY AND OLYMPIC GYMNAST DOMINIQUE DAWES. THE CLIP YOU WILL SEE TELLS A SMALL PART OF THE STRUGGLE OF WOMEN ATHLETES WHO BELIEVED THERE SHOULD BE NO BOUNDARIES, NO FENCES, NO LIMITS ON GIRLS AND WOMEN WHO DARED TO COMPETE IN SPORTS. 03/03/99 12:35 FAX NATL ECONOMIC COUNCIL 21003

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THE WOMEN IN HBO'S FILM BRBTLgD AT THE NARROW RANGE OF EMOTIONS SOCIETY ALLOWED WOMEN-ATHLETES TO SHOW, AND DID SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THEIR PROFILES IN COURAGE LIFT US ALL, WE WANT TO BELIEVE TOMORROW WILL ALWAYS BE BETTER, MORE HOPEFUL THAN TODAY. THESE WOMEN MADE IT SO. THEIR DETERMINATION MADE HISTORY. THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS MAKE THEM HEROINES. ENJOY THE FILM CLIP, AND REMEMBER "DARE TO COMPETE." My Sister, The Athlete http://www.lifetimetv.com/WoSport/stage/TOPISS/html/mysister.html

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My Sister, The Athlete by Jennifer Lowerre vostENS Spirts FOUNDATION^ My sister Kristi Lowerre was born November 1, 1988. From the time she was able to hold a ball in her hand, she was destined to be an athlete. My whole family takes an active role in encouraging Kristi to play sports. When she became two years old, I introduced her to the game of . What c'-iiL-ir:'. a pitch she had! Once we started playing she didn't want to stop. Now almost six years old, Kristi is involved in HGMSD almost every kind of sport there is. "I love sports because it is so much fun," Kristi said. "I like pitching and catching in softball." One of her other favorite sports is basketball, which she learned from watching me and my brothers play throughout high school and college. She also enjoys fishing trips with our dad.

"I have a mini basketball hoop that I like to dunk on," she said. "I love my hitting machine. When the ball pops up, I like to it. When I miss it, I try again until I can hit it far."

Kristi has a few athletes that she looks up to. Patrick Ewing is her basketball favorite, while her softball hero is Lisa Fernandez. "Sports are fantastic," the first grader said. "In gym class when we do relay races I like to run around and race with the other kids." It is important for her to get involved, because kids need to play games that don't require a remote control. I am 22 years old, and I can remember when I was nine or 10. Sports meant everything to me. I'm so glad my parents supported me, because I still love sports now as much as I did when I was younger. If you have a younger sister, cousin or neighbor, encourage her to get involved!

Jennifer Lowerre was an intern at the Women's Sports Foundation. Jennifer started playing sports when she was eight, and has been coaching little league softball since she was 18 years old.

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VMOMKN'S Sp»rt$ FOUNDATION* (Compiled by the Women's Sports Foundation, Updated 8/12/97) M&m . Benefits & Barriers . High School . Fitness . College • Leadership/Employment . Adult . Minorities Participation . Disabled Sports • Olympics . Media Coverage • Professional . Pre-Adolescents . Sports Business • Viewership C33EE0

This compilation of facts is a representative sample of the data that exists in women's sports as of the — publication date. If a reference appears old (i.e. 1975, 1985), it generally means that either there has been so much research on the topic that researchers see no need to replicate the studies or that the Foundation has found no more recent •v-. credible studies on the topic. Acronyms for sport organizations are used only following an initial full reference so if encounter an unfamiliar acronym, look for an earlier reference.

BENEFITS & BARRIERS

Women who are active in sports and recreational activities as girls feel greater confidence, self-esteem and pride in their physical and social selves than those who were sedentary as kids (Miller Lite Report, 1985; Melpomene Institute, 1995).

Exercise and sport participation can be used as a therapeutic and preventative intervention for enhancing the physical and mental health of adolescent females. It also can enhance

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of adolescent females. It also can enhance mental health by offering them positive feelings about body image, improved self-esteem, tangible experiences of competency and success and increased self-confidence (Physical Activity & Sport in the Lives of Girls, PCPFS, 1997).

Physical activity appears to decrease the initiation of high-risk health behavior in adolescents girls. According to a 1995 survey of boys and girls ages 12-16, female adolescents high in leisure time physical activity are significantly less likely to initiate cigarette smoking than those in moderate and low leisure time activity groups (Aaron, etal., Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 1996; 27, 1639-1645)

Research suggests that girls who participate in sports are more likely to experience academic success and graduate from high school than those who do not play sports •i£,.A"jl£^(" (Women's Sports Foundation, 1989).

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Women-student athletes graduate at Sports Mrniagement |, significantly higher rate (69%) than women students (58%). (NCAA Study on Graduation Rates, NCAA News, June 28, 1995).

Half of all girls who participate in some kind of sports experience higher than average levels of self-esteem and less depression (Colton & Gore, Risk, Resiliency, and Resistance: Current Research on Adolescent Girls, Ms. Foundation, 1991).

Although the relationship between breast cancer and exercise remains unclear, analysis of all the studies on exercise and breast cancer to date suggests that recreational physical activity may decrease a woman's chance of developing breast cancer - especially if the most recent, best-designed studies are weighted more heavily (Menopause, 1996, Vol. 3, #3; pp. 172-180).

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One to three hours of exercise a week over a woman's reproductive lifetime (the teens to about age 40) may bring a 20-30% reduction in the risk of breast cancer, and four or more hours of exercise a week can reduce the risk almost 60% (Journal ofthe National Cancer Institute, 19947

87% of parents accept the idea that sports are equally important for boys and girls (The Wilson Report, 1988).

The 1985 Miller Lite Report on Women in Sports found that 45% of respondents ranked "lack of involvement and training as children" as the biggest barrier to increased participation of women in sports (Women's Sports Foundation,1985).

High school principals place physical fitness last on their list of ten goals for education. (National Association of Secondary School Principals, 1990). Yet their second goal is developing a good self-image. Female athletes have a more positive body image than do female non-athletes, and body image is particularly important to self-image during the adolescent years (Snyder, E.F. & J.E.Kilven, Research Quarterly, 1975; 46:191-1997

Women who exercise weigh less, have lower levels of blood sugar.cholesterol, triglycerides and lower blood pressure than nonexercising women. They also report being happier, believe they have more energy and felt they were in excellent health more often than nonexercising women. Exercisers also miss fewer days of work (American Journal of Health Promotion, 1996; 10:171-174).

With enough strength training, women can lift, carry and march as well as men, according to Army researchers. They say 78% of female volunteers they tested could qualify for Army jobs considered "very heavy," invo ving the occasional lifting of 100 pounds after six

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months of training 90 minutes, five days a week (Morning Call, 1996 Jan. 30:A1, A5).

High school sports participation may help prevent osteoporosis. Bone density has been shown to be an important factor in preventing osteoporosis from occurring in the first place. Purdue University researchers found that of minimally-active women aged 18-31, those who had participated in high school sports had a significantly greater bone density than those who had not. (Teegarden, Proulx, et al. (1996). Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 1996; vol 28, pp 105-113).

The potential for some girls to derive positive experiences from physical activity and sport is marred by lack of opportunity, gender stereotyping and homophobia (Physical Activity & Sport in the Lives of Girls, PCPFS, 1997).

FITNESS

Levels of obesity among children and adolescents rose an average of 54% over a 15-year period. A general decline in physical activity was cited as one of the primary reasons (American Journal of Disabled Children, 1987; 141:535-540).

Only one state, , mandates daily physical education for school children K-12 (AAHPERD, 1997) Daily enrollment in physical education classes dropped from 42% to 25% among high school students between 1991 and 1995 (Physical Activity and Health: A Report ofthe Surgeon General, 1996)!

As many as 25% of children and 30% of adults in the United States may be obese (Pediatric Review, 1989; 11:43-45). According to recent reports (Klin. Pediatrics, 1990; 202:60-72), obeseity has assumed near

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epedemic proportions in the United States, particularly among school-aged children. The combination of diet and exercise has been shown to be superior to diet alone in treating obesity in children (J. Pediatrics 1985;107:358-361, Addict BeTTavior, 1980; 5:371-388, Psychol. Bull. 1982; 91:51-79).

The National Institute of Health reports that one out of every four women over 60 has osteoporosis (loss of bone mass) (Nutrition Action, June 12, 1982). This is an $18 billion annual cost (National Osteoporosis Foundation, 1992). There is substantial evidence that weight-bearing exercise, e.g., walking, increases bone mass (Gyn: Current Prob 5, July 1982).

More women (27%) than men (17%) have no leisure physical activity, and among those age 80 or older, 74% of women and 58% of men report little or no physical activity (Archives of Internal Medicine, January 1996).

LEADERSHIP/EMPLOYMENT

High School Only 13% of all high school athletic directors are women (Parkhouse, JOPHERD, 1990).

College 47.7% of women's college teams and 1 percent of men's college teams are coached by women. In 1972, more than 90% of the coaches of women's teams were women (Acosta, R.V. & Carpenter, L.J., Women in intercollegiate sport: A Longitudinal study- Nineteen year update, 1977-1996. unpublished manuscript, Brooklyn College, 1996).

Only 18.5% of women's athletic programs in colleges are headed by a woman. In 1972,

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more than 90% were headed by a female. Women hold only 35.9% of all administrative jobs in collegiate women's programs. In 23.8% ofthe women's programs, no female is involved in the administration (Acosta, R.V. & Carpenter, L.J., Women in intercollegiate sport: A longitudinal study -- Nineteen year update, 1977-1996. unpublished manuscript, Brooklyn College, 1996).

In 82.7% of schools having a full time Sports Information Director only 11.9% had a female SID (Acosta, R.V. & Carpenter, L.J., Women in intercollegiate sport: A Longitudinal study -- Nineteen yearupaate, 1977-1996. unpublished manuscript, Brooklyn College, 1996).

Over 43% ofthe 12,000 active members of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) are women, yet less than .10 of 1 percent of these women have ever held key leadership positions in NATA (Anderson, M.K., Women in Athletic Training. JOPERD, March 1992).

Only 5 percent ofthe voting representatives to the NCAA governing organization are women (Race & Gender In Sports Media Conference, 1989).

Of 174 Senior Women Administrators (SWA) in NCAA member institutions, 43 percent never sought a vertical or lateral job change although 95 percent feel they are fully qualified (Acosta & Carpenter, 1992).

There are qualified female candidates for administrative positions, but there is little active recruiting of female candidates. The NCAA's Senior Women Administrators (SWA) average 2.2 degrees and 11+ years of coaching experience (Acosta & Carpenter, 1992).

According to a survey of head coaches of

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Division I basketball teams, head coaches of women's basketball average only 59% ofthe base salary of head coaches of men's basketball. Women's basketball coaches' average base salary was found to be $44,961, compared to head coaches of men's basketball, who average a base salary of $76,566. More than 73% of head coaches of men's basketball make a base salary of over $60,000 while just 27% of head coaches of women's basketball make over $60,000 (WBCA, 1994).

The Women's Basketball Coaches Association reports that while 92% of head coaches of men's Division I basketball have employment contracts, only 72% of head coaches of women's Division I basketball have contracts (WBCA, 1994).

Data based on the Equtiy in Athletics Disclosure Act reveals that at the median Division I institution in 1995-96 the average salary paid to the head coach of a men's team was 44% higher than that paid to the head coach of a women's team (The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 16, 1997)

A study conducted by the University of Texas reveals that NCAA Division l-A men's basketball coaches were the highest paid individuals in college sports in 1996-97 with median compensation of $290,000. Women's basketball coaches had median compensation of $98,400. The median salary for a softball coach ($44,725) is 56% of that for a coach ($79,570) (As reported in The Chronicle of Higher Education March 28, 1997, Athletics Department, University of Texas, 1997).

Between 1974-79, collegiate coaching positions for college women's teams increased 185%; 182% ofthe new positions went to men and 3% went to women (Holmen and Parkhouse, 1981, Research Quarterly for Exercise & Sport, Trends in the selection of coaches for female athletes demographic inquiry: 52, 9-18).

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Open/Amateur

1981 saw the election ofthe first two women to the 91 member board ofthe International Olympic Committee (IOC). In 1986 Anita DeFrantz became the first American woman in the IOC (Davenport, JOPERD, 1988).

Since 1971, only 11 women, comprising 11.5%, have been appointed to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) (Women's Sports Foundation calculation from IOC information, 1996).

Women comprise only 20% of NGB national team coaches (Women's Sports Foundation research compiled from USOC data, 1994).

The USOC's 20 standing committees for 1997-2000 will include 104 women, a 37% increase from the previous term and 53 minorities, an increase of 140%. (USOC, 1997)

Business 80% of women identified as key leaders in Fortune 500 companies participated in sports during their childhood and self-identified as having been "tomboys" (Bunker, L.K. "Life-long Benefits of Youth Sport Participation for Girls and Women." Presented at the Sport Psychology Conference, , Charlottesville, June 22, 1988).

MINORITIES

A recent University of Arizona study of black and white adolescent girls suggests most black girls are happy with their size (70%) while most white girls are not (90%). Black girls were also found to be less focused on weight loss than white girls (52% versus 61%) (Heart & Soul, December-January 1996, 4ttEY.

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The Vyomen's Sports Foundation Report: Minorities in Sports (1989) reported that girls derive as many benefits from sports as boys and that Hispanic female athletes receive special benefits. They were more likely than their non-athletic peers to score well on achievement tests, stay in high school, attend college and make progress towards a Bachelor's degree.

Minority women comprise less than 5% of all women coaches (NCAA 1990).

African American women have not been represented proportionately among the increasing numbers of female athletes. By 1980, African American women represented only 6 to 8 percent of all women athletes; this was less than their proportion in the general population. Although African American women were over represented in certain sports such as basketball and , they were almost completely absent from other sports such as tennis and (Abney, R., & Richey, D.L. (1992). Opportunities for minority women in sport: The impact of Title IX. JOPERD 63(3), 56-59).

Despite the high profile of a few successful black athletes, minorities continue to be greatly underrepresented in the ranks of physical education teachers, coaches and administrators in the U.S. (Birrell, S. (1988). Discourses on the gender/sport relationship. Exercise and Sport Science Reviews 16, 459-502 and Smith, Y. (1992). Women of color in society and sport. Quest 44, 228-50).

93.5% of all NCAA athletic directors over women's programs are white, non hispanic even though only about 76% of the student body is white, non hispanic ("Status of Minorities in Women's Intercollegiate Athletics-1994", L.J. Carpenter & R.A. Acosta, Brooklyn College, Unpublished manuscript).

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Black female student-athletes in NCAA Division I are graduating at a far higher rate (58%) than black females in the general student body (41%) (NCAA News, June 28, 1995).

DISABLED SPORTS

Virtually no varsity athletic opportunities are offered to the physically disabled despite the fact that over 10% of the college student population have disabilities (Association For the Disabled, 1992).

Opportunity, not choice, may limit physical activity in women with physical disabilities (Henderson & Bedini (1995). Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 66, 151-161 )

Ofthe 191 competitors at the 1990 World Championships for disabled skiers, only 36 were women (Simmons, P. 1992. Disabled Women in Sports. Outdoor Woman 2, 7-9).

Ofthe 90 countries participating in the 1992 Paralympics, 30 brought no female athletes or staff. Ofthe U.S. delegation, 39.5% were female athletes (Sherrill, C. (1993) Women with disability, Paralympics and reasoned contact theory. Women in Sport & Physical Activity Journal 2(2), 54).

Differently abled children are almost three times as likely to be sedentary as their able bodied peers (29% vs. 10%). Physical activity levels among dispabled kids in this study generally decreased during adolescence after peaking between 10-12 years of age (Longmuir& Bar-Or (1994). Pediatric Exercise Science Vol. 6, 168^777

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60% of school-aged disabled students do not get any physical education (Kirk Bauer - get stat citations from him)

MEDIA COVERAGE

Women-only sports stories account for only 3.5% of all sports stories in a study of four newspapers: USA Today, the Globe, the Orange County Register, and the Dallas Morning News. Stories focusing on men's sports outnumbered stories addressing women's sports by a ratio of 23 to 1 (Coverage of Women's Sports in Four Daily Newspapers, Amateur Athletic Foundation of , 1991).

In a study at Vanderbilt University, researchers found that men received 82% of all sports coverage and women received 11 % with 6% covering both genders in three newspapers: The Tennessean, USA Today, and (Co~aching Women's Basketball, January/February 1997)

94% of Los Angeles television news sports coverage goes to men's sports. Women's sports gets five percent and gender neutral topics one percent (Gender Stereotyping in Televised Sports: A Follow-up to the 1989 Study, Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles, 1994).

Gender was verbally, visually and graphically marked (e.g. "Women's National Championship") an average of 110 times a game in women's basketball, nearly the rate of gender marking in the 1989 women's games. By contrast, gender was almost never mentioned in men's basketball games (Gender Stereotyping in Televised Sports: A Follow-up to the 1989 Study, Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles, 1994).

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In 53 weeks of (1996), four women were awarded cover shots. The first three could be characterized as sensationalism (the infamous swimsuit issue, bloodied boxing newcomer Christy Martin and Reds owner ) and the last was the Olympic preview issue that featured women from the U.S. Basketball Team. (Women's Sports Foundation research, 1997)

In sharp contrast to the media coverage given to males, female athletes are trivialized and devalued. (Kane, M.J., & Parks, J.B.(1992). Women in Sport & Physical Activity Journal , Vol. 1, No.1).

Over the past three , viewership among women has increased more than viewership among men across all age groups, especially in the 18-34 age group (39%) (NBC, 1996).

PRE-ADOLESCENTS

76.3% of girls aged 9-12 years old cited "fun" as the primary reason to be physically active (Melpomene Journal, Autumn 1992 Vol. 11, No. 3, p. 22).

Of girls aged 9-12, 84.2% listed themselves as self-motivators. 76.3% receive additional motivation from their mothers and 57.9% are also motivated by their fathers or friends (Melpomenelpon e Journal, Autumn 1992, Vol. 11, No

Increased physical activity results in increased self-esteem for pre-adolescents (Melpomene Journal, Autumn 1992, Vol.11, No72).

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If a girl does not participate in sports by the time she is 10, there is only a 10% chance she will participate when she is 25 (Linda Bunker, University of Virginia, 1989).

Children, especially females.who receive positive reinforcement for sport participation are more likely to become involved in sports than those who receive neutral or negative messages (Greendorfer, 1987, Psychology of Women Quarterly, 11, 327-340).

In picture books for young readers, girls and women are much less frequently portrayed participating in sports activities than males. Young girls have at least two-thirds fewer same-sex literary role models for their participation in sports than young boys. Out of 105 books surveyed, only 28 encouraged girls to participate in sports (Melpomene Journal, Autumn 1993, Vol. 12, No. 3).

Girls drop out of sport at a rate six times higher than boys (Robinson, T.T. and Carron, A.V. 1982, Journal of Sport Psychology, 4, 4, 364-378).

HIGH SCHOOL

In 1995-96, high school girls had their highest ever participation rate of 2,367,936 - an increase of 127,475 from 1994-95. During the same period 3,634,052 boys participated in high school sports 6 an increase of 97,693 from 1994-95 (National Federation of State High School Associations,1996).

In 1971, 1 in 27 girls participated in high school sports. In 1996 that figure was 1 in 3. For boys, the figure has remained constant at 1 in 2 (Women's Sports Foundation calculation based on NFSHA and Department of Education statistics).

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According to the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFSHA) basketball remains high school girls' most popular sport, followed by outdoor track and field, volleyball and fast-pitch softball. Over 16,000 high schools (out of a total of 20,000) have girls' basketball teams (NFSHSA, 1996).

According to the American Basketball Council, 13.3 million females aged six and over played basketball in 1995, a 21% increase over the 11 million found in 1987, the first year the study was conducted. Ofthe 13.3 million, 8.9 million are school-aged girls (ages 6-17). Only volleyball outranks basketball in popularity among girls (with 13.8 million participants). (BW SportsWire, November 25, 1996)

The Soccer Industry Council of America estimates that 6.7 million females participated in soccer in 1994. Girls aged 12-17 who play soccer increased by 37% from 1992 to 1993, when 2.7 million participated in the sport. Approximately 41% of U.S. soccer players are girls and women (Soccer Industry Council of America, 1994).

30.6% of high school freshman girls participate in sports. That percentage drops to 17.3% by their senior year (U.S Department of Health: Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 199~UX

In 1995-96, in the U.S., had the most, with 78 girls playing high school football. (71), (62) and (47) followed (NFSHA, 1996).

In 1995-96, 791 girls played football, 1,164 wrestled and 1,340 played baseball on high school teams in the U.S. (NFSHA, 1996).

About 14% of young people report no recent vigorous or light-to-moderate physical activity.

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This indicator of inactivity is higher among females than males and among black females than white females (Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General,

COLLEGE

Only 39.5% of all high school athletes are girls and only 37% of all college athletes are women despite the fact that male/female ratios in high school and college are about 50/50 (NFSHA, NCAA, 1997).

34% of collegiate athletic scholarship dollars are awarded to women athletes. Male college athletes receive over $184 million more in scholarship dollars every year (NCAA, Women's Sports Foundation calculation, 1997).

21% of college sport operating budgets and 25% ofthe athletics recruiting dollars are allocated to women's sports (NCAA Gender Equity Study, April 1997).

While operating expenses for NCAA women's programs from 1992 to 1996 grew by 89% for women's programs, men's operating expenses grew by 139% over the same period. (NCAA Gender Equity Study, April 1997).

An all-time high of almost five million fans attended college women's basketball games in 1994-95. This was the 14th consecutive year of increased attendance (NCAA, 1995).

Contrary to popular thought, men's sport participation has not suffered at the expense of providing participation opportunities for women -During the period between 1978 and 1996 at institutions participating in this study,

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women gained a net ijcrease of 1,658 sports programs, while men's sports programs netted an increase of 74. Onlt NCAA Division l-A and l-AA showed a net decrease in the number of men's sports programs during the 18-year period documented by this study. Divisions l-A and l-AA netted a total loss of 152 men's sports programs or, averaging over the 18 years, 8.4 programs lost per year. (The Vyomen's Sports Foundation gender Equity Report Card, 1997)

Men's teams spent $255,000,000 more on operating expenses than women. Women's teams were budgeted $150,000,000 (27%) of the total $555,000,000 in operating expenses in 1995-96, while men's teams received $405,000,000 (73%). (The Women's Sports Foundation gender Equity Report Card, 1997)

ADULT PARTICIPATION

Physical inactivity is more prevalent among women than men, among blacks and Hispanics than whites, among older than younger adults, and among the less affluent than the more affluent. More than 60% of U.S. women do not engage in the recommended amount of physical activity and more than 25% are not active at all (Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General, 'IdWy.

Males are more likely than females to participate in vigorous physical activity, strengthening activities, and walking or bicycling (Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General, 1996).

According to a recent study, elderly women recovering from heart attacks derive many benefits from exercise training, including decreased obesity, better quality of life, and lower anxiety. (Lavie & Milani, American Journal of Cardiology, vol 79, pp 664-666, 1997).

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A mere 37% of men aged 65 and older, and only 24% of women in the same age group engage in regular physical activity (at least 30 minutes, three times a week) according to the most recent National Health Interview Survey. Walking and gardening are the most common choices. (Archives of Internal Medicine, June 24, 1996; Vol. 12, 1321-1326)

National Sporting Goods Association data reveals major changes in female participation from 1991 to 1996. Among team sports, female participation in soccer is up 57% and basketball is up 56%. Among individual/lifetime sports, inline skating showed the most significant increase, almost 260%. Outdoor adventure categories also showed dramatic growth in backbacking, canoeing, and kayaking/rafting. Kayaking/rafting was up 116% (NSGA, 1996).

OLYMPICS

42% ofthe USA Olympians, 35% of the USA Olympic team and 33% of the USA Olympic teams were women. However, in Barcelona and Albertville, female athlete medal production per athlete exceeded her male counterpart. (Women's Sports Foundation calculation based on USOC information, 1997)

A record number of women competed in the 1996 Olympic Games - close to 1,000 more than in any previous Games 6 3,684 women(34%) and 7,059 men(66%). Only the sports of boxing, modern pentathlon, weightlifting and wrestling remain male-only. The number of women has doubled in the past 12 years (Women's Sports Foundation research based on AAF, ACOG, IOC and USOC data, 1996).

Ofthe 197 countries participating in the 1996 Olympic Games, 26 (13%) still did not bring women with their athlete delegations. There were two countries that brought only women

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in 1996: Lebanon brought only one athlete and Liechtenstein brought two athletes (IOC, 1996).

PROFESSIONAL

In their first season of professional baseball, The Colorado Silver Bullets averaged 7,000 fans per game. They drew their largest crowd, 33,179 in Denver (USA Today, 8/31/94).

When the LPGA first began in 1950 the top purse was $15,000. In 1992 the average purse was $532,500 and in 1996 that number grew to $680,128. Total purses have grown from $21.3 million in 1992 (40 events) to $30.4 million in 1997 (43 events). (Fore , January 1997).

Steffi Graf, the highest paid female athlete, is the only female athlete to make the 1995 Forbes magazine list of the 40 highest paid athletes. She ranked no. 30 with winnings and income of $7.5 million (Corel WTA Tour).

From 1992 through 1995 the average prize earnings of the top ten professional male athletes were at least double that of their female counterparts in tennis (2.0:1), bowling (2.2:1), golf (2.4:1), skiing (3.3:1) and beach volleyball (5.2:1) (Women's Sports Foundation/Evian Athletes' Earnings Gap Index, 1996).

In professional basketball, the average salary of male players (1995-1996 season) is 140 times as high as the average salary of female players in the newly formed American Basketball League (1996-1997 season) (Women's Sports Foundation/Evian Athletes' Earnings Gap Index, 1996).

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In 1995, the prize purse for male surfers was almost $3 million, while that for female surfers was just above $300,000 ) (Women's Sports Foundation/Evian Athletes' Earnings Gap Index, 1996).

SPORTS BUSINESS

In the past five years, corporate sponsorship of women's sports has more than doubled to $600 million in 1997, compared to $285 million in 1992 (IEG Sponsorship Report, 1997).

According to the National Football League (NFL), 40 million women watch NFL on an average weekend, and 40% of the viewers turning into the playoffs, Super Bowl and "Monday Night Football" are women (NFL, 1996).

VIEWERSHIP

ESPN scored a 4.0 rating (2.85 million households) for its coverage ofthe 1997 NCAA Women's National Basketball Championship game - the highest-rated and most-watched women's NCAA basketball game in ESPN history and the most-watched NCAA basketball game (men's or women's) on ESPN since 1990 (ESPN, 1997).

The opening game, televised on NBC June 21, 1997, ofthe Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) drew a 3.7 television rating and a crowd of 11,551 to the arena as the defeated the (USAToday, July 29, 1997).

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W hen the WNBA first fomied in 1996, the hype was mostly focused on Sheryl Swoopes and which team would land this legend. As it turned out, she was signed with the Houston Comets, but was pregnant with her first child, and didn't play the first half of the inaugural season. Sheryl was the first WNBA player to get signed-on still pregnant. But just two months after the birth of her son Jordan, she scored a season-high of 20 points against the . Sheryl's comeback helped propel her team into the first WNBA Championships and onto victory.

There's no compromising when it comes to playing against Sheryl. She once played one-on-one with —the only woman to ever attempt such a match-up. Sure, he beat her, but it was a close game. On the WNBA, Sheryl is ranked 6th for number of points scored per game and 5th for her percentage of sinking three- shots. But her greatest asset is reading the game and predicting where the ball's going to go: Sheryl ranks 3rd in the WNBA for number of steals per game (at least 3).

Sheryl Swoopes has represented the epitome of professional women's basketball since her days at Texas Tech. She was honored with the NCAA Final Four MVP honor after setting a NCAA Championship game record with 47 points, to help bring home the championship title for her team, 84-82 over Ohio State. In her honor, Texas Tech retired her number, 22, the following year. She went on to score 13 points on average, per game, in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, clinching the gold for the U.S. Women's Olympic Basketball team.

When Nike approached her the following year with her own basketball shoe called the Air Swoopes, Sheryl became the first woman in history to have her own shoe endorsement. The Air Swoopes has quickly become one of the best-selling athletic shoes for girls and women worldwide. But perhaps more importantly, it represents a significant moment for women and sports in general. Namely, that we, too, are an important asset to the world of

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in general. Namely, that we, too, are an important asset to the world of sports and are deserved of the kind of respect usually reserved for men.

Thanks to women such as Sheryl Swoopes, women can one-day look forward to even more sports coverage in the future.

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Cycling: Linda Brenneman (U.S.A.) Beryl Burton () o Bicycle Online story Susan DeMattei (U.S.A.) Alison Dunlap (U.S.A.) Juliana "Juli" Furtado (U.S.A.) Jeanne Golay (U.S.A.) Jeannie Longo () -Young (U.S.A.) Connie Carpenter Phinney (U.S.A.)

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Sailing: Florence Arthaud (France) Kay Cottee () Karen Thorndike (U.S.A.)

Skiing:

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Sonja Henie (Norway, U.S.A.)

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Swimmimg:

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Basketball player Patsy Neal: "We didn't have any women role models. Our role models were men.

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'They were just amazed," says Gibb. 'They couldn't believe that a woman had run 26 miles. And they were

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because the Boston Marathon doesn't allow women to run.'"

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later, Switzer won the New York Marathon, beating more than half the men.

Tennis star Billie Jean King accepted hustler Bobby Riggs' challenge for a battle of the sexes in

1973. Competing at the Houston Astrodome, King made history. "It wasn't about tennis," says King. "It was

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Martina Navratilova on King's contributions: "She transcended the sport and made women think

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themselves on a par with men."

Pat Summit headed to the -Martin in 1970, two years before the passage of

Title IX legislation, when a scholarship wasn't available. "I didn't realize that girls could not get scholarships,"

says Summit, now the legendary coach of the Lady Vols. 'Two of my three brothers go to college...one on

a basketball scholarship, one on a baseball scholarship, so I'm thinking, 'Yes. I'll go to college on a

scholarship.' Wrong."

Nancy Liberman-Cline, who starred in college and the Olympics and now coaches in the WNBA:

"So without that scholarship, without Title IX I would not be talking to you today. It has given me every

opportunity, and I consider myself a Title IX baby."

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1996 Olympic basketball gold medalist and pro star Sheryl Swoopes: "You know, for the longest time, I always felt like I had to wear a guy's jersey. When I was a little girl I wanted to wear a Michael Jordan jersey. But now to go into an arena, to go into a gym and you see a Swoopes jersey here. A Thompson jersey. A Cooper jersey. A Leslie jersey. It's just unbelievable. To know that we have finally reached the

point to where little girls know that it's ok. These are our role models now."

U.S. Olympic leader Anita DeFrantz: "I believe that sports is a birthright. It's something that we as

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documentary looks at how the suffrage movement, the '60s and Title DC helped set the stage for the WNBA

and today's female athlete superstars.

Pivotal moments in governmental decision-making and athletic history are examined, including the

role played by trailblazers Babe Didrikson, Bobbi Gibb and Kathrine Switzer, as well as women attaining the

right to compete in the Olympic Games (1928), Gertrude Ederle becoming the first woman to swim the

English Channel (1926), Title IX legislation, and Billie Jean King's monumental triumph over Bobby Riggs in

1973.

The exclusive presentation features HBO's acclaimed combination of Rare footage, archival photos

and revealing interviews. Female athletes interviewed forthe program include tennis stars Chris Evert, Billie

Jean King, Mary Carillo and Martina Navratilova; basketball greats Nancy Lieberman-Cline. Patsy Neal. Sheryl

Swoopes and Lynette Woodard; Negro League baseball star Mamie "Peanut" Johnson; baseball players

Gig Smith and Billie Taylor Rota; marathon runners Bobbi Gibb and Kathrine Switzer; and Olympians Anita

DeFrantz (rowing), Donna de Varona and Eleanor Holm-Whelan (swimming) and Mae Faggs (track and field).

Among the other notable figures who appear in the film are Women's Sports Foundation president

Donna Lopiano; athletic directors Christine Grant and Carole Oglesby; historians Warren Goldstein, Lynn

Emery, Christine Lunardini and Joan Hult; writers Betty Friedan, Nancy Williamson, Steve Rink and Gai

Berlage; women's college basketball coach Pat Summitt; renowned former Tennessee State women's track

coach Ed Temple; baseball great Hank Aaron; golfs Louise Suggs; former Senator Birch Bayh; lawyer

Margot Polivy; and Margaret Deuschle, the sister of Gertrude Ederle.

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of female athletes," says Kendall Reid, senior producer of the project. This documentary will be an

educational resource, as well as entertaining television."

Among the pivotal moments in women's athletic history the special revisits is Wilma Rudolph's

triumph at the 1960 Summer Olympic Games in Rome, where she captured three gold medals.

"I think Wilma's accomplishments really showed the world that the female athlete from the United

States is to be reckoned with, that we were not just cream puffs," says Olympian Mae Faggs.

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Basketball player Patsy Neal: "We didnl have any women role models. Our role models were men.

There were not that many women athletes. So we had to look at what they were doing because we wanted

to be good athletes."

In 1966 Bobbi Gibb tried to enter the Boston Marathon, but her application was dismissed. "I felt

outraged," she says, "I knew they were wrong. So what I had to do was demonstrate that women could run

the marathons and run them well."

The film chronicles Gibb's 26-mile unauthorized run in nurse's shoes at the 1966 Boston Marathon.

They were just amazed," says Gibb. They couldn't believe that a woman had run 26 miles. And they were

saying. Well, ok, she ran 26 miles beside the marathon. But she couldn't have run the Boston Marathon,

because the Boston Marathon doesn't allow women to run.'u

The following year, 1967, Kathrine Switzer formally entered the race, using her initials, as K.V.

Switzer. Later disqualified by the race director, Jock Simple, she was banned from the AAU. Seven years

later, Switzer won the New York Marathon, beating more than half the men.

Tennis star Billie Jean King accepted hustler Bobby Riggs' challenge for a battle of the sexes in

1973. Competing at the Houston Astrodome, King made history. "It wasn't about tennis," says King. "It was

about social change, and I knew that going in."

Martina Navratilova on King's contributions: "She transcended the sport and made women think

they can do this. They can go into the boardroom and be strong and speak their mind. And believe in

themselves on a par with men."

Pat Summit headed to the University of Tennessee-Martin in 1970, two years before the passage of

Title IX legislation, when a scholarship wasn't available. "I didnt realize that girls could not get scholarships,"

says Summit, now the legendary coach of the Lady Vols. Two of my three brothers go to college...one on

a basketball scholarship, one on a baseball scholarship, so fm thinking, 'Yes. Til go to college on a

scholarship.' Wrong."

Nancy Liberman-Cline, who starred in college and the Olympics and now coaches in the WNBA;

"So without that scholarship, without Title IX, I would not be talking to you today. It has given me every

opportunity, and I consider myself a Title IX baby."

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1996 Olympic basketball gold medalist and pro star Sheryl Swoopes: "You know, for the longest

time, I always felt like I had to wear a gu/s jersey. When I was a little girl I wanted to wear a Michael Jordan

jersey. But now to go into an arena, to go into a gym and you see a Swoopes jersey here. A Thompson

jersey. A Cooper jersey. A Leslie jersey. Ifs just unbelievable. To know that we have finally reached the

point to where little girls know that it's ok. These are our role models now."

U.S. Olympic leader Anita DeFrantz: 1 believe that sports is a birthright. Ks something that we as

human beings enjoy doing. And when you restrict somebody, just because you think that they shouldn't be

doing it, that's ignorance and fear."

The executive producer Of DARE TO COMPETE: THE STRUGGLE OF WOMEN IN SPORTS is

Ross Greenburg. Kendall Reid is senior producer. Julie Anderson is co-producer. Mary Carillo and Frank

Deford are the writers. Original music score composed and conducted by Brian Keane. Lauren Hutton

narrates. Additional narration by Maya Angelou. •MAR 02. '99 01:40PM HBO 11TH FL MAILROOM P.3/8

For Immediate Release Feb. 22, 1999

HBO SPORTS DOCUMENTARY DARE TO COMPETE: THE STRUGGLE OF WOMEN IN SPORTS, EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF WOMEN IN SPORTS, DEBUTS MARCH 8

Billie Jean King, Donna De Varona And Mary Carillo Serve As Consultants On New Film, To Air During Women's History Month

The HBO Sports documentary DARE TO COMPETE: THE STRUGGLE OF WOMEN IN SPORTS,

exploring the history ot women in sports, debuts MONDAY, MARCH 8 (10:00-11:30 p.m. ET & PT).

Presented during Women's History Month, the film follows the format of HBO's Peabody Award-winning

The Journey of the African American Athlete."

Other playdates: March 10 (2:00 p.m.), 13 (4:30 p.m.), 18 (9:30 am, 7:30 p.m.), 21 (9:30 am) and

26 (11:30 am), and April 17 (11:30 am). All times ET & PT.

"Athlete-activist-broadcasters Billie Jean King, Donna de Varona and Mary Carillo are serving as

consultants on this comprehensive undertaking, which will document the evolution of the female athlete in

our society," says Ross Greenburg, HBO Sports senior vice president and executive producer. The film will

highlight the struggles and triumphs of many of this century's greatest female athletes, showing how each

generation paved the way for future women athletes to close the gender gap on and off the field of play."

DARE TO COMPETE: THE STRUGGLE OF WOMEN IN SPORTS chronicles the history of women

in sports dating back to the Victorian Age, when women were limited to "ladylike'* sports such as tennis and

croquet, in part because it was widely believed that physical exertion could damage their reproductive

capacities. Using moments in American history as a backdrop for women's athletic achievements, the

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To: Laura E. Schiller/WHO/EOP cc: Subject: navy yard the only thing I would add to Amy's talking points is: every artifact here is a story -- the story of America is the story of ideals, sacrifice, and the fight for freedom - as our World Wnr Two generation leaves us, we must not enter an age of amnesia; we must keep their memories alive, along with those of the Korean War veterans... (mention Vietnam? Iraq?) And the story of our military itself tells us about a changing America, about the integration of the forces, the roiu of women, the military as peace-keepers in the post era.

The idea I am trying to get across is that military history is US history - not the sum of it, but reflecting our ideals, our struggles (even with each other in the Civil War, or our role in the world as in Vetnam), our sense of service and sacrifice. It is that sense of service and the responsibliities of citizenship so alive in the military that teaches the rest of us, that must infuse our culture today - to be sure we remember that, and keep those values vital, is one of the most important things we can do as we enter a new cen tury and millennium. /ft Amy A. Hi,:kox 03/04/99 03:24:31 PM

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To: Noa A. Meyer/WHO/EOP, Laura E. Schiller/WHO/EOP cc: Subject: Addition

IN addition to the 7 i••commendations we gave you for acknowledgements - can you add First Class Musician Yolan In Telzar for her solo performance of the national anthem.

Also, I am faxing > > : ''ie remarks for the other speakers.

Thanks. Kim B. Widdess

03/04/99 06:16:06 PM

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To: Laura E. Schiller/WHO/EOP cc: Subject: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS: Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI) Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) Rep. (D-HI) Rep. Constance Morella (R-MD) Rep. (D-CA) Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)

"I would like to thank Ernestine Miller for her collection of Women in Sports memorabilia displayed in the foyer." MAR. 3.1999 6:54PM HOME BOX OFFICE NO.107 P.2/2

HBO

HBO's epic min'hseries FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON executive produced by Tom Hanks, and screened last.year at the White House, went on to win the Emmy and Golden Globe Award for best movie or miniseries.

HBO also just received Oscar nominations for three of its documentaries as well as winning 14 Emmys. HBO is a leader In the TV Industry for its commitment to public service programming as evidenced by such honors as Peabody Awards and dupont- columbia awards.

Jeff Bewkes, HBO's chairman, has committed the company to future projects including the BAND OF BROTHERS mini-series with producers Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks based on Stephen Ambrose acclaimed book on World War II as well as THE DOROTHY DANDRIDGE STORY starring Halle Berry. MflR 02 '99 03:49PM HBO 11TH FL MfllLROOM P.4

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BILLIE JEAN KING HBO SPORTS

Billie Joan King is one of the most illustrious and celebrated tennis players in history. She is a trailblazer who is famous the world over for spearheading the women's movement in tennis and for her life-long stfuggle for equality in women's tennis. She's still making her mark today, 25 years after one of the greatest moments in sports history - the Billie Jean King/Bobby Riggs match.

It wu during a rain delay at Wimbledon that Billie Jean approached HBO sports executives Seth Abraham and Ross Greenburg with the idea of HBO producing a .comprehensive documentary on the struggle women have endured to gain equal status on the playing fields of America.

In 1990, Life magazine named her one ofthe "100 Most Important Americans ofthe 2 0tk Century". In 1994, she ranked No. 5 on Spnrt« TlhiRtratftri'i "Top 40 Athletes" Ust in the "40th Year Anniversary" issue for significantly altering or elevating sports the last four decades.

Billie Jean won a record 20 Wimbledon titles with six of them in singles (1966-67-68-72-73- 75), won the U.S. Open four times (1967-71-72-74), the in 1972 and the in 1968. She was ranked No. 1 in the world five times between 1966 and 1972 and was in the Top 10 a total of 17 years (beginning in 1960.)

She is the only woman to ever win U.S. Open singles titles on all four surfaces on which .it has been played (grass, clay, carpet, and hard.) She is also one of only eight players to hold a singles title in each of the events.

Billie Jean has had a career of firsts. In 1968, she was the first woman of the open era to sign a pro contract to tour with a female tournament group, with Rosie Casals, Francois e Durr and Ann Haydon Jones as the women's auxiliary of the National Tennis League, which also included six men. In 1971, she was the first woman athlete to win more than $100,000 in any sport.

In 1973, she won a 'Battle of the Sexes" match, defeating Bobby Riggs in a nationally televised event that still holds the record for most people to ever attend a single tennis match with 30,472 people at Houston's Astrodome.

In 1974 she became the first .woman to coach a professional team with men when she served as player/coach for the Freedoms of World TeamTennis.

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,,,-.., Sbe was a member of three WOat..D TEAMTBNNIS Championship Teams -- New York Sets in 1976, New York Apples in 1977· and Pyre in 1983. She was co~founder of WORID TBA.MTENNlS, and she baa been its director since 19 8 S.

She is a member of the Intemationa.l Tennis Hall of Fame and the National Women's Hall of Fame. Sbe is the founder of the Women'• Tennis ABSoo.iation and the Women's Sports Foundation.

Billie Jean resides in Chicago, Dlinols. She is also invol\led in a. variety of enterprises including publishing, promoting tournamenta and tennis exhlbitiom as well aa serving on the board of directora for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and the National AIDS Fund.

The 1999 Wimbledon Championships mark Billie Jean's .1 q.k consecutive year of serving a an expert commentator on HBO's covera9e, She not only calls both women's and men's action for the pay-cable network, but in 1981 on NBC became the first female commentator 10 call a men11 finals at Wimbledon.

She currently competes on the Virsinia Slims Legends Tour along witlr several other tennis greata including Martina Navratilova. Chris Bvert and . Noa A. Meyer 03/02/99 06:37:05 PM

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To: Laura E. Schiller/WHO/EOP cc: Subject: Lab School Lady Gators

The student introducing HRC is Sophia Totti [Toe-Tee] who has attended the school since 6th grade. She is captain of the girls basketball team (took them to the league semi-finals) and is this year's top girls athlete. There was an article about her in the Daily News where they spoke about her "balletic" moves on the court. (She has a background in ballet). The co-director of the school spoke of her as "balletic" both on and off the court.

The Lady Gators, as the girls Varsity b-ball is known has an enormous amount of spirit and covers the school with notices for their upcoming games. The co-director says the team is good on strategy and heart and not huge on muscle. And they especially work well together as a team. Robert Menken and Sheila Breslaw

Eleven years ago Robert Menken and Sheila Breslaw conceived and developed the Lab School to foster high achievement in students through the collaborative efforts of teachers, parents, and students. Before working as co-directors of the Lab School, they employed their successful methods at Project Viva, a school dedicated to serving at-risk students. For their success at Project Viva, Robert Menken and Sheila Breslaw won a Teacher Recognition Award for Excellence. Robert Menken earned his undergraduate degree from City College of New York and received his masters from Pace University. Sheila Breslaw also received her undergraduate degree from the City College of New York and her graduate degree from Pace University. MflR 02 '99 03:49PM HBO HTH FL MfllLROOM P.2

Nikki McCray

BASKETBALL

Won Olympic gold at the 1996 Olympic Games as a member of. the triumphant U.S. Basketball Olympic team. She also played for the 1993 USA Women's World Championship Qualifying Tournament Team, av raging 4.4 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. During her four collegiate seasons (1992-95), her alma mater, Tennessee, compiled a 122-11 record, made four National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament appearances, including a Final Four appearance in 1995, and won three (SEC) regular season titles. In 1994 and 1995, McCray was named the SEC Player of the Year and named to the All-SEC first team and the All-SEC Tournament Team. She ranks as T nnessee's second all-time career leader for steals (292); sixth for points scored (1,566); sixth for field goals made (626); seventh for att mpted (1,273); and eighth for free throws made (316) and attempted (448). McCray recently signed on to play with the WNBA's expansion team, the Washington Mystics, and was also named to the 1998 USA Women's World Championship Team. (4/98) MAR 02 ' 99 03:49PM HBO 11TH FL MfllLROOM P.S

Jominique Dawes

GYMNASTICS

She was a member of the 1996 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team that clinched the first-ever team gold medal for the United States. Dawes also won an individual bronze medal in the exercise in Atlanta. In 1994, she swept the U.S. National Gymnastics Championship, winning th gold medal in the all-around and all four event finals to become the first gymnast to accomplish that feat since 1969. Dawes and her teammate captured the bronze medal in the team competition at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. A powerful and dynamic tumbler, she scored h r first l10 jn international competition on the floor exercise at the U.S. vs. dual competition in 1992. She was named USA Gymnastics' Sportsperson of the Year in 1994, and was a finalist for the Sullivan Award that same y ar. Dawes was named the United States Olympic Committee's (USOC) Sportswoman ofthe Month for March and August 1994. A nominee for th 1995 Women's Sports Foundation* Individual Sportswoman of the Year ,Award, she performed on Broadyyay in the musical Grease. Dawes is 'currently attending the University of Maryland and training at Hill's Gymnastics. (1/99) Noa A. Meyer 03/02/99 06:37:05 PM

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To: Laura E. Schiller/WHO/EOP cc: Subject: Lab School Lady Gators

The student introducing HRC is Sophia Totti [Toe-Tee] who has attended the school since 6th grade. She is captain of the girls basketball team (took them to the league semi-finals) and is this year's top girls athlete. There was an article about her in the Daily News where they spoke about her "balletic" moves on the court. (She has a background in ballet). The co-director of the school spoke of her as "balletic" both on and off the court.

The Lady Gators, as the girls Varsity b-ball is known has an enormous amount of spirit and covers the school with notices for their upcoming games. The co-director says the team is good on strategy and heart and not huge on muscle. And they especially work well together as a team. Noa A. Meyer 03/02/99 01:32:44 PM

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To: Laura E. Schiller/WHO/EOP cc:

Subject: The Lab School

Good info on the lab school: 1. Twice every year the students in the school organize what's called a Midnight Run where they collect food, clothing, blankets and toiletries to give out to homeless people at night. The junior high students help organize and the high schoolers go out at night, usually until 2 am and distribute the stuff to homeless people directly.

2. Every year the seniors organize a school-wide talent show for both serious and funny acts. They organize all of the details for the entire evening. One inside joke for the school as come out of a talent show. A group of 4 boys spontaneously start singing the song, "YMCA" by the Village People. This routine has become a school-wide joke because they will belt it out at the most unsuspecting moments. The school co-directors are afraid they will break into a rendition at graduation.

3. The Varsity Girls basketball team made it to the playoffs this year, but didn't make it to the \ finals. They lost to Lincoln. They are very good and hope to make it next year to the y championships again. /

4. The sports at the school were organized in large part by the parents who helped raise money for uniforms, court time, and refs. When the teams first played they didn't have any money for uniforms and had to play in undershirts with their numbers crayoned on the back. There is a lot of pride in their new uniforms.

5. Clare Danes, the actress, attended the school in junior high,

6. The of the school is community - having the students work towards a commong goals. The kids are graded not onlyl on individual achievement but how well they work as a group. They are encouraged to work with one another and within the community. Noa A. Meyer 03/01/99 02:13:08 PM

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To: Laura E. Schiller/WHO/EOP cc:

Subject: Re: answers to (some of) your questions ^

IS25 Arts Education School - Their co-ed tennis team came in 2nd in the city last year - Their winter and spring concerts are well known and celebrated. They are a combo of dancers, orchestra, band and chorus all performing in the auditorium. They are supposed to be really tremendous. The most recent concert was Dec. 13th and another is planned for the spring. - They were the winners of last years Borough math league - It's a magnet school focused in law and every year in the fall they have a career day for the 7th graders where judges, teachers, doctors etc. come in and talk to the kids about careers. - Very high achieving students who score well on NY Regents Lab School - Sports School - In 1997 the first class of 12 graders graduated with 96% going on to attend college, 89% to four year institutions. In 1998 100% of the seniors were accepted into colleges of their choice. -In 1998 they were listed as one of the "Ten Hot High Schools" by New York Magazine. -"West Seventeenth" is the newspaper, "Fish Stories" is the creative writing journal, and "Common Denominator" is a magazine that reports on math in science, society and every day life. - They're getting me more info

WLF -NY chapter of WLF is a/the model for WLF around the country - WLFNY is the biggest and most active chapter in the country -Every year they hold 8 briefings for members, brining up people like Nita Lowey and Jenny Luray to debrief them. -WLFNY is a model on how a group of women have come together to develop WLF into a powerful voice for women -Getting acknowlegments and what needs to be said about the people Page 3

co-ed tennis team, and a new girls softball team. These programs are coached by 4 teacher/coaches and 2 full time coaches. The co-ed soccerteam finishedthi s seasonjondefeated with a 9-0-1 record. The co-ed tennis team focuses on instruction and technique. The girls softball team will be beginning preparations for their first season this week.

The girls basketball team began three years ago using tape on the back of their shirts for numbers. The girls team worked throughout the school year and attended basketball camps in the summers. This year was the first season that they were eligible to go to the playoffs and advanced to the final 16 of 58 schools in the Public Schools Athletic League B Division. The girls basketball team finished second in their division with a season record of 16-7, showing remarkable progress in three years.

III. PARTICIPANTS

Speaking Program Participants -The First Lady -Sheila Breslaw, Co-Director of the Lab School -Rob Menken, Co-Director of the Lab School -Seth Abraham, President, HBO Sports -Sophia Totti, Captain, GirFs Basketball Team -Billie Jean King -Nikki McCray, Washington Mystics -Dominique Dawes

Meet and Greet: -Assembly Member Richard Gottfried -n . -f^ cl -State Senator Thomas Duane vJ^^ -President ofthe Manhattan Borough C. Virginia Fields -Council Member Kathryn Freed -Council Member A. Gifford Miller -Council Member Ronnie Eldridge -Council Member Bill Perkins -Council Member Guillermo Linares -Sandy Feldman, President of the American Federation of Teachers -Randi Weingarten, President of the United Federation of Teachers (Local AFT) -Gigi Georges, President's Office, American Federation of Teachers

IV. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS

Virginia Fields, President, Manhatten Borough makes welcoming remarks at program in the gymnasium, and introduces Rob Menken, Co-Director, Upper Lab School; Rob Menken, makes brief welcoming remarks and introduces Seth Abraham, President, HBO Sports; Seth Abraham makes brief remarks and introduces a 4-minute clip from the HBO p^osprt.mw"pd _*„.„.".'IT 1. 1 '."ZZl. ~l'L-„.Zl~ .'."-7 TTT.....—JP^sCl.

documentary of the history of women in sports; Documentary clip is shown; Sophia Totti, Captain, Girl's Basketball team, makes brief remarks and introduces the First Lady; The First Lady makes remarks and introduces Billie Jean King; Billie Jean King makes remarks and introduces Nikki McCray; Nikki McCray makes remarks and introduces Dominique Dawes; Dominique Dawes makes remarks and introduces Sheila Breslaw, Co-Director, Lab School; Sheila Breslaw, moderates Question and Answer session from the audience. Sheila Breslaw closes the program.

V. PRESS PLAN

Open press/ WH photo

VI. REMARKS

By Laura Schiller. Pa e ih^prtwgd __„*ZI"'.'..'.'S -I . ,m —„'.' "11 "— , Zlll".. . g \

March 3,1999

Highlighting the Importance of Involving Girls in Sports

Date: Thursday, March 4 Time: 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm Location: Lab School 333 West 17th Street Manhattan, New York From: Neera Tanden

I. PURPOSE

To focus attention on the history of women in sports by showcasing the different experiences of women athletes, and through their experiences, highlight the importance of young people's involvement in sports, particularly emphasizing its benefits to girls.

II. BACKGROUND

Overview At this event, you will be part of a speaking program that includes Billie Jean King, the former tennis champion, Nikki McCray, a player for the Washington D.C. Mystics (a Women's National Basketball Association team), and Dominique Dawes, the Olympic Gymnast. The speaking program will take place before an audience composed of eighth- through twelfth-grade students of the Lab School. After the speaking program, you and the other participants will take screened questions from the audience.

After a film clip from the HBO documentary on the history of women in sports is shown, the speakers will discuss their experiences as women athletes, from the limits that were placed on Billie Jean King when she was beginning her career in sports, to the creation of Women's NBA that has allowed Nikki McCray to fulfill her aspirations. As they tell their stories, they will also stress the importance of involvement in sports to their self-esteem, personal growth and achievement. Through focusing on the history of women in sports, this event also celebrates Women's History Month.

Benefits of Sport Participation on the Long-Term Health of Women According to Physical Activity and Sport in the Lives of Girls, a report of the President's Council on Physical Fitness issued in 1997, the benefits of physical activity and sports for girls extend lh^.sJ^-wB£l ...1 *ZZ,H"•""'1' "' Z'..7 7JL7/^-_l!_'1 7.'..-'.~".,'T"...... Page2

beyond physical health to improved academic achievement, self-confidence, and better mental health. Specific conclusions of the President's Council report are: Exercise and sport participation can enhance mental health by offering adolescent girls positive feelings about body image, improved self-esteem, tangible experiences of competency and success, and increased self-confidence. It can also help with academic achievement. Poverty substantially limits many girls' access to physical activity and sports, especially girls of color who are over represented in lower socioeconomic groups. Girls' early involvement in physical activity and sport can reduce their likelihood of developing a number of ^j^jcj^seases^d4inhealthy-^ndk4Gns,-^ucli^_coronary heart disease and high cholesterol.

In addition, other reports have found: Women who are active in sports and recreational activities as girls feel greater confidence, self-esteem and pride in their physical and social selves than those who were sedentary as kids (Miller Lite Report, 1985). Girls who participate in sports are less likely to get involved with drugs, less likely to get pregnant and more likely to graduate fromhigh school than those wKojonot play sports (Women's Sports Fo"unda~tionn9897 " Women-student athletes graduate at a significantly higher rate (69%)jthan women students-(58%). (NCAA Study on Graduation Rates, NCAA News7Junel8ri995) Half of all girls who participate in some kind of sports experience higher than average levels of self-esteem and less depression (Colton & Gore, Risk, Resiliency, and Resistance: Current Research on Adolescent Girls, Ms. Foundation, 1991).

School Site: New York Citv Lab School Established in 1987, the New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies is part of the New York City Board of Education's small school initiative and functions much like a public charter school. The school's population of 640 spans grades six through twelve. The first 12th grade class graduated in 1997 with 96% attending college, 89% of those students went to four year institutions. Students who attend the Lab School come from all the boroughs of the city, as well as many different cultural, educational, and economic backgrounds.

The Lab School has earned a reputation as an academically rigorous, non-competitive alternative among the specialized schools of New York City. The school has taken a student-centered, collaborative, interdisciplinary approach to the Regents-based curriculum. Students at Lab leam both the traditionally mandated concepts of the a NY State-approved curriculum, and the socially responsible content of a collaborative education. Each child leams to work both independently and in groups. To graduate from tlie Lab School students must take four years of English, Social Studies, Math, and Science. A second language is required for a minimum of three years. Lab School graduates must also participate in a community service program and an internship program.

Lab School Sports Program The Lab School sports program includes girls and boys basketball teams, a co-ed soccer team, a 'AtTENDEE " " . " Z ~~ \".~'Z.'Z' 1Z'.'.'"S.'.'.I-- .7...!.".. Page 1

HBO Documentary Dare to Compete: The Struggle of Women in Sports revised: March 1, 1999 (2:29pni)

Athletes and Historians in the film and in the audience

Sen. Birch Bayh

He was the senator who sponsored the Title IX bill in the Senate

Mary Carillo

Mary is a former professional tennis player and current on-air sports broadcaster for HBO.

Donna deVarona Donna is former Olympic gold medalist in swimming (400m individual medley and a 4 X 100 freestyle relay) and currently works as a sports commentator. She also actively participated in the campaign to get Title IX legislation passed. Chris Evert Chris is a former tennis champion who has won several titles at all of the Grand Slam events. She is also known for being the fierce on-court rival of Martina Navratilova, one of the most celebrated tennis match-ups of the century. Chris is currently a tennis commentator. Mae Faggs-Starr Mae won a gold medal in the 1952 Olympics for the 4 X 100 relay race and she took the bronze for the same event in 1956. She is often called the mother of the Tigerbelle Dynasty. She was coached by Ed Temple and she mentored Wilma Rudolph.

Mamie "Peanut" Johnson-Goodman Mamie played baseball in the Negro Leagues.

Billie Jean King Billie has won several Wimbledon, Australian, French and U.S. Open singles and doubles titles. She was one of the "original nine," who were a group of women who started the Virginia Slims Tour. She also started the Women's Tennis Association and the Women's Sports Foundation. She was one of the founders forthe International Women's Professional Softball League with .

Donna Lopiano Donna is the executive director of the Women's Sports Foundation. In addition, while serving as the Sports Information Director of the University of Texas at Austin, she set the standard for implementing Title IX statutes. She also played amateur softball for several years with the Raybestos Brakettes.

Gig Smith Gig was a catcher and an outfielder on the Kenosha and Grand Rapids teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. rAftENbEE~7_"~'". ".'."„ ....L..'.."."11.".".I ""11.111,11." "p.agVJ2

Other Athletes not in film but in the audience

Valerie Ackerman President ofthe WNBA

Nadia Comaneci '76 Olympic Gymnastics Star

Colleen Coyne Olympic Women's Ice Hockey

Dominique Dawes Olympic Gymnast

Lillian Greene-Chamberlain She was the first U.S. champion in the 800 meter and first African American to represent the U.S. in Track and Field.

Dorothy Hamill Olympic Figure Skater

Nancy Hogshead Olympic Gold Medalis in Swimming

Lisa Leslie WNBA Player

Nikki McCray WNBA Player for the Washington Mystics

Aimee Mullins Amputee who is a track star

Gabrielle Reece Professional Volleyball Player

Dorothy Richardson Olympic Softball Player jLlST.WED ~_ '"' ~ ' ~" '" ~'.'~T".".'..,',11 " ' ".1 "1 Page 1

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HBO SCREENING - DARE TO COMPETE - Thursday MAR 4 1999 - 7:00 PM White House - Business - East Visitors Entrance

THE PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY

REPORT DATE: March 3, 1999 REPORT TIME: 8:08 PM Accepts and No Responses

A Ms. Sari Abraham New York, NY

A Mr. and Mrs. Seth G. Abraham President, HBO Sports New York, NY

A Ms. Valerie B Ackerman and Mr. Charles Owen Rappaport President, WNBA New York, NY

A Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ader President, U.S. Realty Company New York, NY

A Mr. Howard E. Akselrad Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, Home Box Office New York, NY

A Ms. Julie Anderson Co-Producer (of the film). Home Box Office New York, NY Guest: Ms. Dorothy Anderson

A Mr. David Baldwin Senior Vice President, Home Box Office New York, NY

A Ms. Anne V.H. Bauer Senior Vice President, Home Box Office New York, NY

A Ms. Carol Beach Column Assistant, The Office of the First Lady LIST.WED _'"""7 .. . '. '1.'. "page 2-

Washington, DC

A Mr. Ira Berkow and Mrs. Dolores Case Sports Columnist, The New York Times New York, NY

A Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Bewkes Chairman and CEO, Home Box Office New York, NY

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To: Laura E. Schiller/WHO/EOP cc: Subject: some women in sports stories 1867 first women's Professional baseball team was Black -- They were called the Dolly Vardens out of Phillie and they played with a mush ball of yarn in place of a baseball. They must have played against men - very little research to be found, no photos b/c no one was covering women's baseball, especially not black sports.

1896 Men weren't allowed to watch women's sports - for fear that a man would catch a glimpe of an exposed ankle or arm. There is a story of a man who wanted to watch his sister play basketball, so he went home and dressed up like a woman so he could watch.

IN DOCUMENTARY - Cal-Berkeley vs. Stanford 1896 was the first women's collegiate basketball game. 2-1 Stanford won. They played in two 20 minute halves.

IN DOCUMENTARY - Victorian era - women should not play sports - too gentile. Fear was that women's uterus would fall out. Not strong enough to participate in sports. Vassar was opened at a time that doctors thought that women shouldn't even be educated because it would exhaust them too much and distract them from their reproductive responsibilities.

In the women would go to Kmart and supermarkets give out tickets to watch women's tennis for free. In the early years of the WTA Billy Jean King would promote her own match by passing out tickets in the early part of the afternoon and then play later that afternoon.

Gender testing: 1966 Intl Track Assoc. Decided that there was a danger that men would masquerade as women so that they could win more easily. There was a story of a man who succeeded in competing in a women's athletic event but placed 4th overall, not even succeeding in beating his women competitors. They implemented gender testing that still exists today. Women found it intrusive and unfair, as men don't have to be gender tested.

Donna deVerona youngest woman gold medalist (1964 at fourteen yrs. old) in the history of the Olympics for swimming 400 meter medley, freestyle relay - set 18 world swimming records. Susie Chaffee (Chah-fee) freestyle skier. Both women became lobbyists.

Katherine Switzer - first woman to run in the boston marathan. At that time women couldn't run in a lot of marathons. Went to work for Avon and developed a running program to develop running programs for women all around the world to promote women's running. Noa A. Meyer 03/02/99 12:09:55 PM

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Summer Sanders -- Swimmer; Olympic Gold Medalist in '92. Set American swimming records. Won more medals than any other US swimmer with 2 golds, 1 silver, and 1 bronze. She is now a commentator for Inside Stuff.

Dara Torres -- Swimmer; Olympic gold medalist in '92.

Anastasia Karivosta -- Judo; 1997 US junior Olympic gold medalist

Sahraon Monplaisir - fencer; National Champion in '88

Mary Carillo -- Former tennis player from , now a commentator. MflR 02 '33 01:41PM HBO 11TH FL MfllLROOM P.7/8

DARE TO COMPETE: THE STRUGGLE OF WOMEN IN SPORTS Q&A

QNTHEF^M: Q: What is the film about? A: DARE TO COMPETE: THE STRUGGLE OF WOMEN IN SPORTS documents the evolution of the female athlete in our society. The film highlights the struggles and triumphs of many of this century's greatest female athletes, showing how each generation paved the way for future women athletes to close the gender gap on and off the field of play. Featuring HBO's acclaimed combination of rare footage, archival photos and revealing interviews, the film chronicles the history of women in sports dating back to the Victorian Age. Using moments in American history as a backdrop for women's athletic achievements, the documentary will look at how the suffrage movement, the '608 and Title EX helped set the stage for women's professional leagues (such as the WNBA) and today's female athlete superstars. Q: Why did HBO make this film? A: HBO Sports has a tradition of making groundbreaking, historical documentaries... and the story of the female athlete is one that needed to be told. Inspired by athlete-activist Billie Jean King (from an idea she conceived during a rain delay at Wimbledon), DARE TO COMPETE: THE STUGGLE OF WOMEN IN SPORTS is the most comprehensive, detailed film on the women's sports movement to date. Q: What do you/HBO hope to achieve with this film? A: Through this film, HBO hopes to entertain as well as educate viewers with the personal stories, challenges and achievements of female athletes. We want to remind everyone of the struggles that women endured over the last century, as well as inform younger people about these obstacles women faced. We also hope the film will inspire more girls and women to try a sport and take an active role in this evolving journey. Q: What is the message of the film? A: For decades women have had to fight to be accepted as athletes, that's why the word "struggle" is in the film's title... because it truly was a struggle. Now, of course, women are achieving remarkable new heights in sports, and this film celebrates both the struggle and the victory. Q: When is the film going to air? A: DARE TO COMPETE: THE STRUGGLE OF WOMEN IN SPORTS is set to debut MONDAY, MARCH 8 (10:00-11:15 p.m. ET & PT), in celebration of Women's History Month. This 75-nunute film will air multiple times throughout the month, so you should check your local TV listings for replay dates.

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Q: Which female athletes made the greatest contributions to the women's sports movement? A: It's impossible to name just a few, since so many women have contributed to the movement over the last century. However, there are a few pioneers who are featured in the film for their groundbreaking achievements, they are (tennis, 1920's), Babe Didrickson (track and field/golf, 1930's), Wilma Rudolph (track and field, 1960's), Billie Jean King (tennis, WTO's) and Sheryl Swoopes (basketball, 1990's). Q: Who are the stars of this film? A: Athlete-activist-broadcasters Billie Jean King, Mary Carillo and Donna de Varona all served as consultants on DARE TO COMPETE. They should be commended for their dedication to this project as well as their contributions to the women's sports movement. Q: Which female athletes were interviewed for the film? A More than 20 female athletes were interviewed for the program, including, tennis stars Chris Evert, Billie Jean King, Mary Carillo and Martina Navratilova; basketball greats Nancy Lieberman-Cline, ^^M^s, Sheryl Swoopes and Lynette Woodard; Negro League baseball star Mamie "Peanut" Johnson; marathon runners Bobbi Gibb and Katherine Switzer; and Olympians Anita DeFrantz (rowing), Donna de Varona (swimming) and Mae Faggs (track and field). Q: Was anything left out of the film that you would have liked to include? A When you're looking at film that traces more than 100 years of history, it's impossible to include each and every footnote and personal story. But we certainly cover the major themes in title women's sports movement, and we dp it through the personal stories of people who experienced these events first hand or were witness to them.