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When Victoria Cape moved to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in the early
1970s, she had no idea that her desire to play basketball would
change the game for women and the sport in Tennessee. Encouraged to
sign up for basketball by her athletic father, Victoria was in for
a shock: the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association
endorsed an entirely different form of the game for high school
women than the version of basketball commonly played around the
country. Women played six-on-six basketball, in which offensive
players stayed on one half of the court, and defensive players on
the other half-defenders could spend their entire careers without
taking a shot. Victoria Cape sued the TSSAA, and her lawsuit paved
the way for women to play basketball by the same rules as men and
served as an early test case of groundbreaking Title IX
legislation. Further adding to the case's history-making precis was
the presence of a young Pat Summitt, recently elevated to head
coach of the Tennessee Lady Volunteers, who bravely testified on
behalf of Cape during the lawsuit. Full Court Press is a valuable
addition to research on how individual initiative can bring about
social change-in Tennessee, in the sporting world, and as a part of
the broader struggle for women's equality. Written in a
lighthearted and inspiring style, this book is a must-read for
anyone fascinated by the many achievements of Pat Summitt,
Tennessee women's basketball, or women's sports history in general.
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