Break point : two Minnesota athletes and the road to Title IX /
Brenden, Sheri, 1959-
Break point : two Minnesota athletes and the road to Title IX / Sheri Brenden. - xii, 182 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
The letter -- Kill 'em with cool -- Court strategy -- Taking the stand -- Educators and experts -- In closing -- Decision -- Violation of the fourteenth amendment -- Peggy's match -- Toni's race -- "The courts forced this on us" -- Stand up. Prologue -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
"Break Point tells the story of how two Minnesota teenagers took on the unequal system of high school athletics, setting a legal precedent for schools nationwide before the passage of Title IX. This scrupulously reported book is at heart the story of the girls whose pluck and determination-and heartache-led to a victory much greater than any high school championship"--
9781517914585 1517914582
2022039109
GBC2I8492 bnb
020785974 Uk
Brenden, Peggy, 1954-
St. Pierre, Toni, 1954 or 5-2013.
United States.--Title IX. Education Amendments of 1972.
Sex discrimination in sports--History.--Minnesota
School sports--History.--Minnesota
Female high school athletes--Minnesota--Biography.
Minnesota--Biography.
Break point : two Minnesota athletes and the road to Title IX / Sheri Brenden. - xii, 182 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
The letter -- Kill 'em with cool -- Court strategy -- Taking the stand -- Educators and experts -- In closing -- Decision -- Violation of the fourteenth amendment -- Peggy's match -- Toni's race -- "The courts forced this on us" -- Stand up. Prologue -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
"Break Point tells the story of how two Minnesota teenagers took on the unequal system of high school athletics, setting a legal precedent for schools nationwide before the passage of Title IX. This scrupulously reported book is at heart the story of the girls whose pluck and determination-and heartache-led to a victory much greater than any high school championship"--
9781517914585 1517914582
2022039109
GBC2I8492 bnb
020785974 Uk
Brenden, Peggy, 1954-
St. Pierre, Toni, 1954 or 5-2013.
United States.--Title IX. Education Amendments of 1972.
Sex discrimination in sports--History.--Minnesota
School sports--History.--Minnesota
Female high school athletes--Minnesota--Biography.
Minnesota--Biography.