Sherry Boschert, "37 Words: Title IX and Fifty Years of Fighting Sex Discrimination" (New Press, 2022)
A sweeping history of the federal legislation that prohibits sex discrimination in education, published on the fiftieth anniversary of Title IX.\n\u201cNo person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.\u201d \u2014Title IX\u2019s first thirty-seven words\nBy prohibiting sex discrimination in federally funded education, the 1972 legislation popularly known as Title IX profoundly changed the lives of women and girls in the United States, accelerating a movement for equal education in classrooms, on sports fields, and in all of campus life.\nSherry Boschert's book\xa037 Words: Title IX and Fifty Years of Fighting Sex Discrimination\xa0(New Press, 2022)\xa0is the story of Title IX. Filled with rich characters\u2014from Bernice Resnick Sandler, an early organizer for the law, to her trans grandchild\u2014the story of Title IX is a legislative and legal drama with conflicts over regulations and challenges to the law. It\u2019s also a human story about women denied opportunities, students struggling for an education free from sexual harassment, and activists defying sexist discrimination. These intersecting narratives of women seeking an education, playing sports, and wanting protection from sexual harassment and assault map gains and setbacks for feminism in the last fifty years and show how some women benefit more than others. Award-winning journalist Sherry Boschert beautifully explores the gripping history of Title IX through the gutsy people behind it.\nIn the tradition of the acclaimed documentary\xa0She\u2019s Beautiful When She\u2019s Angry,\xa037 Words\xa0offers a crucial playbook for anyone who wants to understand how we got here and who is horrified by current attacks on women\u2019s rights.\nJane Scimeca\xa0is Professor of History at Brookdale Community College.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law