Research Guides: Physical Education: Primary Sources

What's a Primary Source?

A primary source is a document, speech, or other type of evidence written, created or otherwise produced during the time under study. Primary sources offer an inside view of a particular event.

Government Document

Title IX, Education Amendments of 1972
Title IX is a portion of the Education Amendments of 1972, Public Law No. 92‑318, 86 Stat. 235 (June 23, 1972), codified at 20 U.S.C. sections 1681 through 1688, U.S. legislation also identified its principal author's name as the Patsy Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act. It states (in part) that
No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance...