St. Cloud welcomes Brenden sisters as they recount local history
Sept. 28, 2023 -- With the wood boards of the Tech gym floor beneath their feet and the former high school stage at their side, Sheri and Peg shared a piece of St. Cloud history. The event was sponsored by the Minnesota Humanities Center as part of the Minnesota Writers Series. Pictured: Sheri and Peg Brenden with St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis.
St. Paul column highlights students advocating for educational change
May 20, 2023 -- In a St. Paul Pioneer Press opinion piece, former Minnesota educator Joe Nathan and student Khalique Rogers press for better communications about Minnesota's Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO), and point to Break Point as an important story about youth creating opportunity and justice.
St. Paul newspaper highlights early victory for gender equity
March 21, 2023 - Reporter Anne Murphy explains the role played by two Minnesota girls who sought to play on their high school sports teams.
Authors discuss forging paths in sport and women as agents of change
March 4-5, 2023 - Tucson Festival of Books brought together authors in sports and law who discussed a range of intersections in their books. Sheri Brenden, author of Break Point (left) joined with Jeff Pearlman (right), author of a new book about multi-pro sport athlete Bo Jackson, and Jemele Hill (center), formerly of ESPN, with her new memoir, Uphill. In another panel with Brenden and Hill, Lithwick (not pictured) author of Lady Justice , talked about the "airport revolution" and an extraordinary group of women lawyers.
WCCO Morning News celebrates girls/women in sport
Feb. 1, 2023 - Vineeta Sawkar interviews Sheri Brenden about her book and the women honored by National Girls and Women in Sports Day.
Hometown radio station WJON asks about St. Cloud's role in Break Point.
Feb. 23, 2023 - Host Kelly Cordes interviews Sheri Brenden about what it took to write Break Point.
Strib highlights the inspiring story of two teenage athletes and their passion for sport
February 3, 2023 - Reporter Jenny Berg talks to Toni St. Pierre's children about their mother's legacy.
Racket interviews Brenden sisters about overlooked story
January 2023 - Editor Em Cassel discusses with Sheri and Peg how different girls' athletic and educational experiences were in 1972 and why that prompted Peg to launch a lawsuit.
Northland Morning Host Luke Moravec of Duluth interviews author about Break Point.
Break Point about pivotal moment in women's sport history
December 2022 - Lake Minnetonka Magazine's Zoe Deal highlights local author and the development of girls' athletics in the area as well as nationally.
Untold Story of Peg Brenden
June 2022 -To honor and celebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX The Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport is launching a new initiative: The Untold Stories of Women in Sport. Untold Stories will create awareness and highlight the efforts and achievements of pioneering women in sport and Peggy and I were interviewed for the very first story released!
U of MN Press announces Fall/Winter lineup
April 29, 2022 - See the forthcoming books and check out p. 23 of the catalog for details about Break Point
March Madness & Title IX
March 31, 2022 - Fox 9 News Reporter Hannah Flood interviewed Peggy and Sheri Brenden to highlight a groundbreaking federal court case which jumpstarted girls' access to athletics in 1972.
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