More than Title IX : how equity in education has shaped the nation /

Hanson, Katherine, 1948-

More than Title IX : how equity in education has shaped the nation / More than Title nine Katherine Hanson, Vivian Guilfoy and Sarita Pillai. - 1st pbk. ed. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, 2012, c2009. - xxiii, 339 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-323) and index.

Preface to the paperback edition -- Foreword / Janet Whitla -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Many waves, one ocean -- 1: Taking down the no trespassing signs -- 2: Jill and Jack go off to school -- 3: Woman as subject -- 4: What a way to make a living -- 5: Play like a girl -- 6: Woman of the house -- 7: Reflections -- Gender equity timeline -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author.

Overview: Women in America have come a long way in the last hundred years, from lacking the right to vote to holding some of the highest profile positions in the country. But this change has not come without struggle. More Than Title IX highlights the impact of one of the most powerful instruments of change-education. The book takes readers behind the scenes of some of the most influential moments for gender equity in education and tells the dramatic stories of the women and men who made these changes possible. The narrative blends historical analysis with dynamic interview excerpts with people whose actions made a difference in both educational equity and in the country as a whole. By showing how hard-won changes in education have improved life for women and men in America over the past century, the authors remind readers not to take freedoms for granted. The paperback edition features a new Preface, as well as a glossary and timeline of key moments in gender relations in America.

0742566412 9780742566415

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Women--Education--Government policy--United States.
Women--Education--United States.
Educational equalization--United States.
Sex discrimination against women--United States.
Educational equalization.
Sex discrimination against women.
Women--Education.
Women--Education--Government policy.


United States.

LC 1752 .H36 2012