Let Me Play: The Story Of Title Ix: The Law That Changed The

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Nombre: Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX: The Law That Changed the Future of Girls in America (Libro en In
Marca: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

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Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the law that opened the door for greater opportunities for girls and women, with this refreshed edition of the nonfiction illustrated middle grade book about an important victory in the fight for equality.

Not long ago, people believed girls shouldnt 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 countrys 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 anythingand 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 theyre still fighting.

About the Author

Karen Blumenthal (19592020) was a financial journalist and editor whose career included five years with The Dallas Morning News and twenty-five with The Wall Street Journal before becoming an award-winning childrens nonfiction book writer. Three of her books were finalists for the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, and she was the author of Sibert Honor Book Six Days in October: The Stock Market Crash of 1929.

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chapter 1 THE champion

I feel confident that in the years ahead many of the remaining outmoded barriers to womens aspirations will disappear.
Eleanor Roosevelt, chairwoman of President John F. Kennedys Commission on the Status of Women, 1962

Perched at the starting blocks, about to compete for the United States at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, champion swimmer Donna de Varona gathered her thoughts.
Four years earlier, as a tiny thirteen-year-old, she had been the youngest member of the 1960 U.S. Olympic team. At fourteen she was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated. The magazine called her without question, the best all-around woman swimmer in the world.
Across America many cities were in turmoil as African Americans rallied and demonstrated for basic civil rights. A few women were beginning to speak out for more opportunities.
But Donnas life was a blur of school and sport, including at least four hours of swimming a day, six days a week. Her dad, an insurance salesman, and her mom, who worked at a library, had sacrificed so their second child could shine. The family of six moved to Santa Clara, California, from Lafayette so Donna could train at a world-class swim club. They scrimped to pay for coaching and trips to swim meets in Japan, Europe, and South America.
Intensely focused, Donna de Varona swims the butterfly on the way to a gold medal at the National AAU swimming-and-diving championships in 1964.

Donnas progress was remarkable. By her midteens she had broken numerous U.S. and world records. Most notably, she was the world record holder in the most challenging of swimming events, the 400-meter medley, a grueling combination of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle laps. Now, at seventeen, she was competing for the ultimate prize: Olympic gold.
Night after night, she had rehearsed this moment just before she went to sleep. Ive got my head on the pillow and Im in that Tokyo pool. I say to myself, What have th

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-Idioma: Inglés
-Envío: Desde EE. UU.
-Libro Impreso y Nuevo

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Tiempo de entrega: 10 días
Peso del paquete: 1 kg
Medidas: 5 cm x 22 cm x 27 cm cm
Material: Papel
Modelo: 9781665918749
Meses de garantía: 1
Garantía: Por defecto de fabricación
Condición: Nuevo
Color: Multicolor
Nombre de color: Multicolor
ASIN: 1665918748
País de producción: United States
Encuadernado: Pasta dura
Editorial: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Titulo del libro: Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX: The Law That Changed the Future of Girls in America (Libro en Inglés)
Autor: Blumenthal, Karen
Fecha de publicación: 2022
Idioma: Inglés
Edición: 1
Número de páginas: 176
ISBN-13: 9781665918749
Edad mínima sugerida: 6
Genero musical: Literatura Universal
Contenido del paquete: 1 pieza
SKU: 9781665918749