Rise of the Wahine

Rise of the Wahine

Champions of Title IX

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.

US

Made in US

5/10

2014

Documentary

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Cast

Sarah Wayne Callies

Sarah Wayne Callies

As Narrator

Donnis Thompson

Donnis Thompson

As Herself (archive footage)

Patsy Mink

Patsy Mink

As Self (archive footage)

Beth McLachlin

Beth McLachlin

As Herself

Dave Shoji

Dave Shoji

As Himself

Wendy Mink

Wendy Mink

As Self

Bernice Sandler

Bernice Sandler

As Herself

Lacey O'Neal

Lacey O'Neal

As Herself

Chris McLachlin

Chris McLachlin

As Himself

Pat Saiki

Pat Saiki

As Herself

Marilyn Moniz-Kaho'ohanohano

Marilyn Moniz-Kaho'ohanohano

As Herself

Serena Michael

Serena Michael

As Herself

Brianna Levy

Brianna Levy

As Herself

Kathy Orimoto

Kathy Orimoto

As Herself

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