DID YOU KNOW THAT EDISON WAS FOUNDED IN 1969?

 

DID YOU KNOW THERE WERE NO INDIVIDUAL GIRLS SPORTS TEAMS? 

 

IN THE EARLY 1970's, WOMEN WERE BEING EXCLUDED FROM THE BENEFITS OF EQUALITY IN EDUCATION. WOMEN WERE NOT ALLOWED EQUAL ACCESS TO ATHLETICS, FINANCIAL AID, AND ADMISSIONS,

 

THANKS TO THE FORWARD THINKING SUPPORT FROM THE HBUHSD, STUDENTS, AND STAFF, EDISON HIGH SCHOOL ADOPTED THE  G.A.A - GIRLS ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION FOUNDED AT EHS IN 1971.

• THIS ALLOWED HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETITIVELY COMPETE FOR THE FIRST TIME AND RECEIVE CREDITS.

 

A MAJOR TURNING POINT CAME NOT ONLY IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM BUT AMERICA AS A WHOLE IN 1972; WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TITLE IX. TITLE IX WAS AN EDUCATIONAL AMENDMENT ACT THAT PUT AN END TO DISCRIMINATION AMONG FEMALES IN HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMS. 

 

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​REMEMBER EVERYTIME YOU COMPETE OR PRACTICE, THERE WAS A TIME IN HISTORY THAT YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EVEN PLAY. HONOR THOSE YOUNG WOMEN FROM THE PAST (G.A.A) WHO HELPED PAVE THE WAY AND INSPIRED THE FUTURE STUDENT ATHLETES...LIKE YOU!

 

PROUD TO BE A CHARGER! 

*Pictures form EHS 1971 Yearbook