She was the chief executive officer of the Women's Sports Foundation from 1992 to 2007 and focused on ensuring athletic departments throughout the nation were compliant with Title IX regulations.
She was the first pick at Stamford's Little League draft day, but was not allowed to play after a parent noted that the rulebook said girls could not participate.
[3] At the age of 16, she was offered the opportunity to play for the Connecticut Brakettes, a national championship women's softball team.
She remained at the university for seventeen years, though there was concern that she would be fired after only two weeks, after she testified against a proposed amendment to Title IX.
The amendment would exempt sports like football from the Title IX regulations and had support from many University of Texas employees.