Show-Cause Conversations: Mary Ellen Pethel

On this edition of Show-Cause Conversations, we welcome on Dr. Mary Ellen Pethel, she is Associate Director and Professor of Global Honors at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. 

She is also an author of two award winning books: Title IX, Pat Summitt, and Tennessee's Trailblazers: 50 Years, 50 Stories, and her most recent book, Howdy! The Minnie Pearl Story have both won the Tennessee History Book Award.

We will be focusing mainly on the Title IX book, individuals that helped make the huge strides along the way such as Pat Summitt, and college sports history around her town of Nashville. We go back through the history of Title IX itself, how it grew from a small blurb on a bill to the opportunities we see today for women in sports.

It is great to hear the historical account of important college sports landmarks discussed from someone so well-versed on the subject. 

Dr. Pethel is also the Executive Director of Nashville Sites, which provides tours of Nashville that are available from wherever you may be located. Check them out, here.