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Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX: The Law That Changed the Future of Girls in America

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Can girls play softball? Can girls be school crossing guards? Can girls play basketball or ice hockey or soccer? Can girls change into lawyers or doctors or engineers?
Of course they may be able to…

today. But only a few decades ago, opportunities for girls were far more limited, not because they weren’t capable of playing or didn’t wish to change into doctors or lawyers, but because they weren’t allowed to. Then quietly, in 1972, something momentous happened: Congress passed a law called “Title IX,” ceaselessly changing the lives of American girls.
Hundreds of decided lawmakers, teachers, parents, and athletes carefully plotted to ensure that the law was passed, secure, and enforced. Time and time again, they were pushed back by Þerce opposition. But on account of their perseverance, millions of American girls can now play sports. Young women make up half of the nation’s medical and law students, and star on the best basketball, soccer, and softball teams on the earth. This small law made a huge difference.
From the Sibert Honor-winning writer of Six Days in October comes this powerful tale of courage and persistence, the stories of the people who believed that girls could do anything — and were willing to fight to prove it.
A Junior Library Guild Selection

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