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2012., New York University Press Call No: 344.73 099 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Critical AmericaSummary Note: Provides an analysis of the 1972 federal statute known as Title IX, which prevented sex discrimination in education. Outlines the statute's successes and failures and reveals the impact this statute has made on the emergence of women's sports and the development of positive body image and leadership roles.
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c2005., Juvenile, Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: 796 .082 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines Title IX, the 1972 legislation which mandated that schools receiving federal funds could not discriminate on the basis of gender. and focuses on its effects in schools, politics, sports and the culture as a whole.
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c2005., Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: HI-INT 796 BLU Edition: 1st ed. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the law called Title IX that gave women equal treatment and opportunity to play in sports and other occupations.
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2005., Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: 796 BLU Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: 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.
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c2005., Juvenile, Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: 796 Blu Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines Title IX, the 1972 legislation which mandated that schools receiving federal funds could not discriminate on the basis of gender. Focuses on its effects in schools, politics, sports and the culture as a whole.
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By Moore, Kate2022., Adult, Sourcebooks Call No: HI-INT 303.48 MOO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: 1860: Elizabeth Packard's husband, Theophilus, feeling threatened by Elizabeth's intellect, independence, and unwillingness to stifle her own thoughts, has her committed to an insane asylum. The conditions in the asylum are horrific. But most disturbing is that many other rational women have also been committed not because they need treatment, but were instead conveniently labeled "crazy" so their voices are ignored. No one is willing to fight for their freedom, and disenfranchised by gender and the stigma of their supposed madness, they cannot possibly fight for themselves. But Elizabeth is about to discover that the merit of losing everything is that you then have nothing to lose..." --
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c2003., ABC CLIO Call No: Ref 342.7308 Kue Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This text includes information on the following topics: historical concepts and pioneers, constitutional equality, education of women, family law, reproductive and workplace rights, violence against women, and primary source documents related to the topics.
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1997., Gale Research Call No: 347.73 FRO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Each trial in this book represents a legal and historical milestone for American women. The book is divided into six topical sections: Crimes of conscience and nonconformity, Crime and punishment, Rights and responsibilities of citizenship, Reproductive rights, Marriage parenting and divorce, and Women at work.
