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3-11-22

Tennessee State Museum a Stop on Women’s Sports History Tour

This year, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX in 1972, Nashville Sites has released a driving tour focusing on women’s sports history across the Volunteer state. Funded and sponsored by the Metro Historical Commission Foundation, Nashville Sites's tour looks at women’s athletics both before and after the passage of Title IX, which prohibited sex-based discrimination in any school or other education program that receives funding from the federal... Read More
Sports Women's History

12-21-21

The Most Popular Museum Blog Posts of 2021

Best-of lists often sum up trends and themes for both writers and readers that are indicative of the year. Last year's "Most Popular Blog Posts" list revealed a clear interest in women's history and social justice. This year's list, much like the roller coaster of the year we've had, bounces a bit all over the place, with posts on the history of segregated schools, recording technology, sports, public art, the decorative arts and more rising to the top of reader (and... Read More
Posted by Joseph Pagetta
Black History Music History Sports

8-23-21

SEC: The Creation and Expansion of the Southeastern Conference

by Matthew Gailani Earlier this summer it was announced that the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma, two programs steeped in college football history, would potentially be joining the sport’s premier conference, the Southeastern Conference (SEC). This news was quickly followed by a unanimous vote of the 14 SEC schools to allow Texas and Oklahoma into their ranks. Shortly after, the Texas and Oklahoma Boards of Regents accepted the offers, and both universities are set t... Read More
Posted by Joseph Pagetta
Sports

5-10-21

From Nashville to the Major Leagues: The Nashville Sounds of the 1980s

by Matthew Gailani Today, the Nashville Sounds, one of Tennessee’s many Minor League baseball teams, play at First Horizon Park. The stadium is located within walking distance of the Tennessee State Museum, just south of Jefferson Street across from Bicentennial Mall State Park in downtown Nashville. The team is part of the city’s and the state’s history of baseball, which dates to the 1800s. Since the Sounds’ founding in 1978, the team has been a Minor League affilia... Read More
Posted by Joseph Pagetta
Sports

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