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Colorado is producing some of the world’s best female athletes 50 years after embracing Title IX

A progressive attitude toward women’s sports allowed athletes to succeed, yet no female professional teams call the state home

Noelle Phillips of The Denver Post.
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Sophia Smith #11 of the United ...
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Sophia Smith #11 of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team celebrates with Mallory Pugh #9 and teammates after her third goal of the game during the second half of an International Friendly against Uzbekistan at Lower.com Field on April 9, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio. Smith and Pugh are both from Colorado.
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Title IX is "the 37 words that changed the world.” Here’s a look at how Colorado embraced women’s sports and produced some of the world’s best female athletes.
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