Doeden, Matt

Summary: "This book explores controversies in sports, including black boxer Jack Johnson, Jessie Owens in the 1936 Olympics, Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier, Muhammad Ali's refusal to fight in the Vietnam War, #MeToo and the US gymnastics team, and much more"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 306.4 DOE

Gonzales, Debbie

Summary: "A celebration of the strength, endurance, and athleticism of women and girls throughout the ages, Girls With Guts! keeps score with examples of women athletes from the late 1800s up through the 1970s, sharing how women refused to take no for an answer, and how finally, they pushed for a law to protect their right to play, compete, and be athletes."--Amazon.com.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.082 GON

Blumenthal, Karen.

Summary: 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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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2005

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 796 BLU