#FromtheArchives: Before Title IX, rural Iowa was a 'utopia' for girls in sports

In 1970, 20% of all girls playing high school sports in the United States were from Iowa!

Hi, friends! Happy Final Four day. In just a few hours on ESPN, we’ll get to watch Virginia Tech and LSU, followed by South Carolina and Iowa, face off for a spot in the national championship game, which will be played in Dallas, Texas and aired on ABC this Sunday afternoon.

I’m going to focus in on just one of those teams today: Iowa, which is back in t…