Tag Archives: Battle of the Sexes

Zanballer By R.R. Knudson

Posted on July 20, 2021 by mondomolly

Originally posted on Lost Classics of Teen Lit: 1939-1989:
A girl who would rather call the plays than lead the cheers… At the dawn of the Title IX era, fictional girl quarterbacks were briefly all the rage (even Sweet Valley…

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Zanballer By R.R. Knudson

Posted on April 8, 2014 by mondomolly

A girl who would rather call the plays than lead the cheers… At the dawn of the Title IX era, fictional girl quarterbacks were briefly all the rage (even Sweet Valley High got into the act), but none of them … Continue reading →

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Movie Madness and/or Mania: Billie (Don Weis, 1965)

Posted on May 25, 2013 by mondomolly

A decade before Title IX went into effect, Patty Duke took a break from playing her own “Identical Cousin” on her eponymous TV, and attempted to launch a musical career in this oddball musical comedy about a high school sophomore … Continue reading →

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