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  • Nine for IX Let Them Wear Towels (Season 1, Episode 3)
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    TV Episode | 51 min | Documentary, Sport

Nine for IX

Let Them Wear Towels (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV-G
TV Episode | 51 min | Documentary, Sport

During the 1977 World Series, Sports Illustrated reporter Melissa Ludtke was denied access to the players' locker room. After a very public fight, the door was opened, but the debate about female journalists in the male sanctum of the...See moreDuring the 1977 World Series, Sports Illustrated reporter Melissa Ludtke was denied access to the players' locker room. After a very public fight, the door was opened, but the debate about female journalists in the male sanctum of the clubhouse remained. Through interviews with pioneering female sports writers, Let Them Wear Towels captures the raw behavior, humorous retaliation, angry lawsuits and remarkable resolve that went into the struggle for equal access for women reporters.Written by ESPN Films See less
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Ricki Stern | Anne Sundberg (as Annie Sundberg)
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Updated Aug 14, 2013

Release date
Jul 16, 2013 (United States)
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3 nominations

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