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Apr 2025
1h 20m

Title Nine: Missy Park (October 2021)

Guy Raz | Wondery
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As a college basketball player, Missy Park was lucky to grow up during the early era of Title IX, the 1972 law that created new opportunities for young women in sports. But in the years before Lululemon and Athleta, activewear for women was either ill-fitting or non-existent. So in 1989—with little experience in apparel or retail—Missy launched a female vers ... Show More
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