When Davidson became officially coeducational in 1972, women began getting involved in all aspects of campus life, including athletics. However, initially, women were limited to playing on previously all-male sports teams. For example, when Tracey Charles '74 became the first woman to letter in varsity sports in 1974, she earned her letter on the men's sailing team. All-women's teams soon followed, and in 1973-1974, the first women's basketball team was organized at Davidson.
Listed below are select resources from Archives and Special Collections related to the history of women's athletics at Davidson.
National Women’s Tennis Champs, 1984
Archival materials are the institutional records of Davidson College from its establishment in 1837 to the present day. Included within the collections are president's office records, academic department files, and student organization records. Listed below is a selection of relevant collections related to the history of women's athletics. Collections are organized by record group, along with a brief description of the collection's contents, and are hyperlinked to the collection's digital finding aid.
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