Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
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The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women was a pioneering national organization that governed and promoted women’s collegiate sports in the United States before the NCAA assumed control of women’s athletics.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
college athletics governing body
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non-profit organization → sports organization → |
| activePeriodEnd |
early 1980s
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| activePeriodStart |
early 1970s
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| advocatedFor |
educational model of athletics
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gender equity in college sports → |
| continent |
North America
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| country |
United States
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| dissolved |
1982
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| emphasized |
student-athlete academic priorities
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| field |
college sports governance
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women's physical education → |
| focus |
women's collegiate athletics
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women's sports → |
| founded |
1971
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| governanceModel |
faculty control
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women physical educators leadership → |
| governed |
women's college sports championships
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women's intercollegiate competition rules → |
| influenced |
development of NCAA women's championships
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policies on women's intercollegiate athletics → |
| influencedBy |
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
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| legacy |
foundation for modern women's college sports structure
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increased opportunities for women student-athletes in the United States → |
| legalContext |
Title IX era
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| lostGovernanceTo |
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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| membershipType |
colleges and universities
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four-year institutions → two-year institutions → |
| notableEvent |
first AIAW national championships held in early 1970s
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legal disputes with NCAA over control of women's championships → |
| organized |
national championships for women's college sports
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regional championships for women's college sports → women's college basketball championships → women's college field hockey championships → women's college gymnastics championships → women's college softball championships → women's college swimming and diving championships → women's college tennis championships → women's college track and field championships → women's college volleyball championships → |
| precededBy |
Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
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| promoted |
women's participation in college sports
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| replaced |
Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
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| scope |
intercollegiate athletics
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| sportLevel |
college
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| succeededBy |
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Delta State University women’s basketball team
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Immaculata College women’s basketball team → |
governingBodyHistorical |
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UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
("AIAW (historical)")
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governingAssociation |
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AIAW women’s basketball championship
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governingBody |
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AIAW women’s basketball championship
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organizer |