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Soccer: Womens World Cup Champions-Parade

Daily News Lesson February 22 2022

U.S. women soccer players reach $24 million settlement in fight for equal pay

Hear about a settlement of a lawsuit designed to bring U.S. national women's soccer team pay closer to men's

Women's World Cup Final - United States v Netherlands

Daily Video July 09 2019

How the U.S. women's World Cup victory is the perfect civics lesson

In this NewsHour Extra lesson, students will learn about the U.S. women's soccer World Cup victory and how it is also a good civics lesson.

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Daily Video April 01 2016

U.S. women’s soccer players demand equal pay for equal play

Following last summer’s Women’s World Cup win, five top U.S. women’s soccer players say it’s time for them to be paid the same as their male counterparts.

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