Let Me Play The Story of Title IX: the Law That Changed the Future of Girls in America

Name: Let Me Play The Story of Title IX: the Law That Changed the Future of Girls in America
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ISBN: 9780689859571

ISBN-10: 0689859570

ISBN-13: 9780689859571

Edition: 2005

Authors: Karen Blumenthal

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Can girls play softball? Can girls be school crossing guards? Can girls play basketball or ice hockey or soccer? Can girls become lawyers or doctors or engineers? Of course they can... today. But just a few decades ago, opportunities for girls were far more limited, not because they weren't capable of playing or didn't want to become doctors or lawyers, but because they weren't allowed to. Then quietly, in 1972, something momentous happened: Congress passed a law called "Title IX," forever changing the lives of American girls. Hundreds of determined lawmakers, teachers, parents, and athletes carefully plotted to ensure that the law was passed, protected, and enforced. Time and time again,…

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List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Publication date: 7/1/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Introduction: A View from the Sidelines



The Champion



The Playing Field



Pregame Preparation



Opening Kickoff



Political Football



Changing the Rules



Crying Foul



Play Ball!



Time-Out



Comeback


Epilogue: Extra Innings


A Title IX Time Line


Then and Now


A Personal Note


Source Notes


For Further Information


Photo Credits


Selected Bibliography


Index