Support the Hall of Fame
Landmark Award Documents
1974 - 1975 PROGRAM AND SALARY INEQUITIES/NEGOTIATIONS
September 25, 1974
PS-01
Letter of Support from Stratford resident, and Connecticut Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer, Dr. Helen Spencer, which articulated the Board of Education’s legal obligations.
November 18, 1974
PS-02
Flynn, White & Trowbridge, Board of Education attorneys provided legal opinion after receiving letter from Dr. Spencer.
December 1, 1974
PS-03
Stratford Board receives the Needham Report from Athletic Director Raymon Needham, which summarized current programs for swimming, basketball, softball, and baseball, including salary and gym schedules.
March 1, 1975
PS-04
Article, Bridgeport Post. Stratford Board of Education urged to reopen coaches salaries.
March 1, 1975
PS-05
Article, Stratford Bard. Coaches Fall Short in Pay.
March 31, 1975
PS-06
Presentation to Board of Education proposed salary schedule, rationale for equal pay by the Stratford Education Association Negotiation Committee.
March 31, 1975
PS-07
Coaches Statement to Board of Education
April 16, 1975
PS-08
Board establishes a Rating/Point scale to justify adjustment for coaches of girls’ athletics. This set up 2 separate systems of pay.
May 29, 1975
PS-09
Letter from Vincent Faggella, President of the Stratford Education Association, to James McGuire, Chair of the Board of Education, informing the Board, of the intent to sue.
1975 - 1976 LEGAL FILINGS
November 10, 1975
LF-01
Request for Assistance to the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women, Hartford, CT
November 10, 1975
LF-02
U.S. Department of Labor - Equal Pay Laws
November 12, 1975
LF-03
State of Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities acknowledgement of receipt of the complaint and next steps for remedy.
November 12, 1975
LF-04
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Boston, MA. Acknowledging receipt of complaint in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and deferring to the Connecticut Commission of Human Rights for 60 days.
November 7, 1975
LF-05
Copy of complaint to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
no date
LF-06
Draft to Stratford Board of Education, informing them of complaints.
January 14, 1975
LF-07
EEOC letter notifying of expiration of 60 day waiting period and explanation of the next steps of the process.
April 6, 1976
LF-08
Acknowledgement of complaint under Title IX of the Higher Education Act of 1972 from the Office of Civil Rights, Department of Health Education and Welfare.
May 3, 1976
LF-09
Copy of complaint affidavit for the State of Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.
May 26, 1976
LF-10
Title IX Questionnaire from the Office of Civil Rights, Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
June 2, 1976
LF-11
Notice of possible violation from US Department of Labor compliance officer, P.T.’s Reynolds letter to Ass’t Superintendent Joseph Sworn.
July 26, 1976
LF-12
Notification of investigation, U.S. Department of Labor
July 26, 1976
LF-13
Copy of complaint sent to CT Education Association
July 27, 1976
LF-14
Party plaintiff consent and withdraw notice to close complaint against the Stratford Education Association
July 1, 1976
LF-15
Notification form concerning the Privacy Act of 1974
August 11, 1976
LF-16
US Department of Labor findings and referral to State of Connecticut Human Rights and Opportunities Commission
August 12, 1976
LF-17
CWEALF notifies CT Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities to withdraw the complaint against the Stratford Education. EEOC complaint amended to add the SEA as a co-complaint.
November 9, 1976
LF-18
CWEALF letter to CT Education Association informing them the complaint will be filed soon.
1977 - 1978 U.S. DISTRICT COURT - CIVIL ACTION B-77-44
January 1, 1977
CA-01
Draft of Complaint
March 10, 1977
CA-02
Notification of Filing for Complaint from CWEALF
March 1, 1977
CA-03
News article from Bridgeport Post
June 24, 1977
CA-04
Compilation of minimum demands for settlement under Title VII of Civil Rights Act, 1964 and Equal Pay Laws
July 7, 1978
CA-05
Plaintiff’s First Interrogatories to Defendants
NOVEMBER 20, 1978 - THE SETTLEMENT
November 20, 1978
Agreement of Settlement in Civil Action B-77-41
TS-01
December 4, 1978
Article from Bridgeport Telegram
TS-02
December 4, 1978
Article from Bridgeport Post
TS-03
December 5, 1978
Article from New York Times, Sports News Briefs
TS-04
December 20, 1978
Article from Gouverneur Tribune Press, Gouverneur, NY
TS-05
no date
Newspaper article, Source not known
TS-06
1993 - 2019 - IMPACT STATEMENTS
May 8, 1993
IS-01
Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund, Legal Challenge, Maria Miller Stewart Award
May 3, 1993
IS-02
Today’s Woman, The New Haven Register
May 8, 1997
IS-03
Frank Scott Bunnell High School Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
November 23, 2001
IS-04
Stratford High School Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2012
IS-05
Bernice Nicolari 50th Anniversary of the Shelton, CT Gaelettes Basketball Team
April 18, 2018
IS-06
Excerpts from Landmark Award Presentation, Connecticut Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Banquet
2018
IS-07
Vermont Woman Newsbrief, Summer, 2018
November 14, 2018
IS-08
Tap-Off Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
February 19, 2019
IS-09
Center Court, newsletter of CT Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame