It Happened at Michigan: The Long Fight for the Block M

Aug. 31, 2026
Read time: 5-15 mins
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As a U-M student-athlete in the 1970s, Sheryl Szady helped push for greater recognition of women’s varsity sports, including equal treatment of female letterwinners. Her fight over the Block M continued long after graduation, becoming part of a larger story about women’s athletics, tradition, and recognition at Michigan.

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