Let me play : the story of Title IX : the law that changed the future of girls in America /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Blumenthal, Karen
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2005]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Sex discrimination in sports > Law and legislation > United States > Juvenile literature. Women athletes > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States > Juvenile literature. Sex discrimination in sports > Law and legislation > United States. Women athletes > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.

Description
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.
Physical Description:	152 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Awards:	School Library Journal, 2005.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-146) and index.
ISBN:	0689859570