"The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces, among other statutes, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance." - US Department of Education
"Senator Birch Bayh exercises with Title IX athletes at Purdue University in the 1970s"
Image source: Senatorial Papers of Birch Bayh, Indiana University