03255cam a2200397 i 4500 607919881 TxAuBib 20221201120000.0 220216s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2022026959 9781665918749 HRD 24.99 1665918748 HRD 24.99 (OCoLC)1296944317 TxAuBib rda Blumenthal, Karen, author. Let me play [BOOK] : the story of Title IX : the law that changed the future of girls in America / Karen Blumenthal. Atheneum Books for Young Readers hardcover edition. New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2022. 167 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-160) and index. 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 -- Expanding the field -- Crossing boundaries -- Epilogue: Extra innings -- A Title IX time line -- Then and now -- Personal notes -- Source notes -- For further information -- Photo credits -- Selected bibliography -- Index. Not long ago, people believed girls shouldn’t play sports. That math and science courses were too difficult for them. That higher education should be left to the men. Nowadays, this may be hard to imagine, but it was only fifty years ago all of this changed with the introduction of the historical civil rights bill Title IX. This is the story about the determined lawmakers, teachers, parents, and athletes that advocated for women all over the country until Congress passed the law that paved the way for the now millions of girls who play sports; who make up over half of the country’s medical and law students; who are on the national stage winning gold medals and world championships; who are developing life-changing vaccines, holding court as Supreme Court Justices, and leading the country as vice president. All because of Title IX and the people who believed girls could do anything—and were willing to fight to prove it. This updated edition of Let Me Play includes new chapters about how Title IX is being used in the fight for transgender rights and justice for sexual assault survivors and a refreshed epilogue highlighting the remarkable female athletes of today and the battles they’re still fighting. Provided by publisher. "Ages 8-12" --jacket. 1140L Lexile. Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.7 6 88672. 20221201. United States Education Amendments of 1972 Title IX Young adult literature. Sex discrimination in sports Law and legislation United States Young adult literature. Women athletes Legal status, laws, etc United States Juvenile literature.