Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX, the law that changed the future of girls in America.LET ME PLAY THE STORY OF TITLE IX: THE LAW THAT CHANGED THE FUTURE OF GIRLS IN AMERICA [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] By Karen Blumenthal * Pp. 152, Illustrated. * New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY: Simon & Schuster/Atheneum Books, $17.95, hardbound hard·bound adj. & n. Hardcover. Adj. 1. hardbound - having a hard back or cover; "hardback books" hardback, hardbacked, hardcover backed - having a back or backing, usually of a specified type . In 1972, no shots were fired, but a revolution began when a little law banning sex discrimination in education called Title IX was passed--changing the landscape of classrooms and ball fields for girls and boys across America. In an era when the accomplishments of Mia Hamm Mia Hamm (born Mariel Margaret Hamm on March 17,1972 in Selma, Alabama) is a former American soccer player. Playing for many years as a forward for the United States women's national soccer team, she scored more international goals in her career than any other player, male , Venus & Serena Williams, and Michelle Wie are commonplace, and equal opportunity enrollment for men and women at colleges and law and medical schools is expected, it's almost impossible for kids of today to imagine that a mere 30 years ago this was not the case. And while the effects of Title IX surround our daily lives, most young people are unaware of the law and its impact. Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX, the law that changed the future of girls in America is the first book about Title IX and the modern women's movement for young readers. Let Me Play explores the history and repercussions repercussions npl → répercussions fpl repercussions npl → Auswirkungen pl of this significant historical event through original research, including interviews with athletes from Billie Jean King Noun 1. Billie Jean King - United States woman tennis player (born in 1943) Billie Jean Moffitt King, King to Hamm and Title IX pioneers, as well as period photographs and cartoons. |
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