When Judy Dow attended Burlington High School during the late 1960s and early '70s, its biggest rival was Rice Memorial, the nearby Catholic school. Big.
The Vermont number is 84 cents, according to the advocacy group Change the Story. It s appalling, and it s ridiculous that that s still a thing, said Maggie Barlow, a Burlington senior who is a member of the girls varsity soccer team.
Originally, the Burlington Seahorses thought they d make some simple tie-dyed shirts for a spirit day, but the idea took off. Change the Story helped the student athletes print more formal tees, with bold text reading “#EqualPay” across the chest. Even if you re wearing it to the grocery store or something, it s just bringing awareness and it s going to get people talking, Chloe De Bedout, a senior on the Burlington High School girls varsity soccer team, said of the shirts.