Let me play : the story of Title IX : the law that changed the future of girls in America / Karen Blumenthal.
2005
CMC KF4166 .B58 2005 (Mapit)
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Title
Let me play : the story of Title IX : the law that changed the future of girls in America / Karen Blumenthal.
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Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
0689859570
Publication Details
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2005.
Language
English
Description
152 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Item Number
9780689859571
Call Number
CMC KF4166 .B58 2005
Dewey Decimal Classification
796/.082
Summary
Up until the 1970s, if you were a girl, you were told you shouldn't play team sports, or go to college. But, in 1972, Title IX changed that, by ensuring that girls have the same opportunities as boys to participate in sports and classes. But that change did not come without a fight.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-146) and index.
Awards
Jane Addams Award, 2006.
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