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Rise of the Wahine

"Champions of Title IX"

In the years following the Civil Rights movement and the passage of Title IX in 1972, Dr. Donnis Thompson (a headstrong African-American female coach), Patsy Mink (the first Asian-American U.S. congresswoman), and Beth McLachlin (the team captain of a rag-tag female volleyball team), battled discrimination from the halls of Washington D.C. to the dusty volleyball courts of the University of Hawaii, fighting for the rights of young women to play sports.

Top Cast

  • Sarah Wayne Callies

    Sarah Wayne Callies

    Narrator

  • Donnis Thompson

    Donnis Thompson

    Herself (archive footage)

  • Patsy Mink

    Patsy Mink

    Self (archive footage)

  • Beth McLachlin

    Beth McLachlin

    Herself

  • Dave Shoji

    Dave Shoji

    Himself

  • Wendy Mink

    Wendy Mink

    Self

  • Bernice Sandler

    Bernice Sandler

    Herself

  • Lacey O'Neal

    Lacey O'Neal

    Herself

  • Chris McLachlin

    Chris McLachlin

    Himself

Overview

In the years following the Civil Rights movement and the passage of Title IX in 1972, Dr. Donnis Thompson (a headstrong African-American female coach), Patsy Mink (the first Asian-American U.S. congresswoman), and Beth McLachlin (the team captain of a rag-tag female volleyball team), battled discrimination from the halls of Washington D.C. to the dusty volleyball courts of the University of Hawaii, fighting for the rights of young women to play sports.

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