Phebe Scott Papers, 1944-1992 | Dr. JoAnn Rayfield Archives at Illinois State University

The Phebe Scott Papers are arranged into two series by content and type of materials. These materials include speeches written by Scott, research notes on athletics and women's sports, notes on Universalism, scrapbooks, and publications containing her work and biographies of Scott.

The Phebe Scott Papers holds materials related to Scott's advocacy and research in gender equality in athletics. Her papers contain speeches, research notes, and scrapbooks by Scott as well as publications containing information about her work and life.

Scott, Phebe M. (1922-2012)

Phebe Scott was the department chair of the Illinois State University’s Department of Physical Education for Women from 1966-1973 and department faculty member from 1973-1976.  Born in Boston Massachusetts in 1922 and later moving to Colorado, Scott played variety of sport through her childhood. Scott earned her bachelors in education from the University of Michigan, her masters in physical education from Columbia University, and her PhD in physical education in 1952 from the University of Iowa. After college, Scott worked at Bradley University, the University of North Dakota, and Ohio State University before heading the ISU Women’s Physical Education department in 1966. Scott spent her career, and much of her time at ISU, researching and advocating for equal opportunities and athletics for women in competitive sports. Scott and her ISU colleagues Dr. Laurie Mabry and Coach Jill Hutchison were considered trailblazers, helping to break down gender barriers in competitive athletics in the 1960’s and 1970’s. In addition to teaching, Scott served in various roles with national conferences in including as the president of the Commission for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women’s (CIAW) Division of Girls and Women’s Sports (DGWS) and as a founding commissioner of the first National Intercollegiate Basketball Championship for Women, held at Horton Field House in 1972. Scott was inducted into the ISU Athletics Percy Hall of Fame in 1979 and given a lifetime achievement award in 2007 by the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators. Scott passed away in 2012 in Fort Meyers, Florida. Author: April Karlene Anderson

Illinois State University. Division of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation for Women
Scott, Phebe M.
Sex discrimination in sports--United States.
Sports - Study and teaching (Higher) - Illinois - Normal.
Sports for women--United States.
United States. Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX.