Rise of the Wahine

Story Line

In the years following the Civil Rights movement and the passage of Title IX in 1972, Dr. Donnis Thompson (a headstrong African-American female coach), Patsy Mink (the first Asian-American U.S. congresswoman), and Beth McLachlin (the team captain of a rag-tag female volleyball team), battled discrimination from the halls of Washington D.C. to the dusty volleyball courts of the University of Hawaii, fighting for the rights of young women to play sports.

“Champions of Title IX”

Top Cast

Sarah Wayne Callies

Narrator

Donnis Thompson

Herself (archive footage)

Patsy Mink

Self (archive footage)

Beth McLachlin

Herself

Dave Shoji

Himself

Wendy Mink

Self