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Melissa Ludtke, Narrated by Alex Coffey
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July 30, 2026
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0:57Now PlayingAlex Coffey is a second-generation sportswriter known for her work for The Athletic and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Her stories were included in The Year’s Best Sports Writing in 2023 and 2024. Coffey tells how sportswriter Melissa Ludtke's 1977 lawsuit won female journalists equal access to locker rooms and expanded opportunities for women in sports media.
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From the time of our country’s founding 250 years ago, the story of America has been one of the constant efforts of Americans—from all races, ethnicities, genders, and abilities—to make real the belief that we are all created equal and have a right to have a say in our democracy. We will be telling their stories over the next several weeks because now, as ever, “We Are America.”
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Melissa Ludtke at New York Historical Society by CmdrDan is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reggie Jackson NY Yankees 1979 by Jim Accordino. CC BY 2.0.
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