Women in Sports
Geri Grigsby: Geri Grigsby has an impressive list of national and state-wide basketball scoring records, titles and awards, and hall of fame inductions . She was also the valedictorian of her senior class, received awards in creative writing and history, and went on to law school at the University of Kentucky and a career as an attorney. And she is equally proud of all of these achievements.
Grigsby grew up in what she refers to as a “basketball family.” She was inhigh school in the 1970s and was among the first group of girls to benefit from legislation passed by the Kentucky General Assembly as well as Title IX legislation passed by the federal government, which required that institutions receiving federal funding treat both genders equally in the programs and activities that they provide. It was not until her sophomore year that there was even a basketball team for girls, making her achievements all the more impressive.
Since 1998, Grigsby has served as the General Counsel for the state TransportationCabinet. Prior to this position, she served as the Senior Attorney with the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission, Associate Counsel with the U.S. House of Representatives, and as a Staff Attorney with the Kentucky General Assembly Legislative Research Commission.
Visit Appalshop's Web site to find out how to order a copy of Girl's Hoops, an Appalshop film directed by Justine Richardson.
Learn more about Title IX at the KY Dept. of Education’s Division of Equity site and the University of Iowa Gender Equity in Sports project Web site.
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