![]() Later that year, Notre Dame enrolled its first class of undergraduate women. Title IX of the amendments prohibited sex-based discrimination in any school or any other education program that receives funding from the federal government. ![]() ![]() On June 23, 1972, the Education Amendments of 1972 were enacted. “We are indebted to their pioneering efforts and are pleased to welcome them into the ranks of the Monogram Club.” “The women’s athletics programs at Notre Dame have enjoyed remarkable success over the years, but none of that would have been possible without the commitment, dedication and passion of the women who blazed the trail 50 years ago,” University President Rev. Given that their contributions represent the product of a true pioneering effort, the honorees, including both the founders of the Women’s Athletic Association and the women who competed for Notre Dame during the first five years of coeducation (1972-77), will receive honorary monograms in a ceremony this fall. In recognition of the 50th anniversary of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the University of Notre Dame, its Athletics Department and the Notre Dame Monogram Club will celebrate the passionate group of women who paved the way for the success of the University’s current women’s varsity programs by awarding more than 250 honorary monograms. Monogram (Photo by Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame)
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