High Heels and Politics Trailblazers: Suzy Chaffee - Olympic Skier, Title IX, and Equal Pay Advocate

In today’s political discourse there has been a lot of discussion surrounding fairness in high school girls sports. Not long ago, there were very few women who could actually compete in sports. High Heels and Politics is rereleasing the discussion Mary Anne Christie had with Suzy Chafee, a trailblazer in equality in sports. The episode originally premiered on July 30th, 2019.

Many people know Suzy Chaffee as Suzy Chapstick due to her image in the 1970’s. Before ChapStick, Suzy was an Olympic Skier who saw the damage of sexism on women's sports. She took her fame and became an advocate for Title IX, and then for equal pay for women.

Join Mary Anne as she talks with Suzy about her struggles to be accepted as a world class athlete, and how Suzy used her fame to make the world more fair for everyone. Also, Suzy and Mary Anne are cousins. This is not an interview, it is a reunion.

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