Rename this book — beyond 37 Words
Help rename this book -- 37 Words: Title IX and Fifty Years of Fighting Sex Discrimination.
Paperback coming of Title IX history
The New Press will release a trade paperback version of 37 Words: Title IX and Fifty Years of Fighting Sex Discrimination.
NCAA vs. Title IX = Big $$$$
A pending legal settlement pits the NCAA vs. Title IX to determine whether millions of dollars will go 90% to men.
NCAA sexism clouds basketball records
During Women's History Month and March Madness 2024, NCAA sexism clouds the all-time record-breaking greatness we're witnessing in intercollegiate basketball. It's a pity. The NCAA's actions distract from the achievements of University of Iowa basketball great Caitlin Clark, who this…
Title IX policies aren’t understandable to students
Students lack familiarity with Title IX not just because they aren't taught about it but because schools' written Title IX policies aren't understandable, a new study suggests. The bureaucratic, technical wording in those policies wasn't written for them. Researchers asked…
Exceptional Title IX history happening right now
It's summer and Title IX news is slower, yet one of the most important events in Title IX history is happening right now. And you can play a part. For only the second time, the federal government is going through…
The sounds of change on Title IX playlist
I asked the people who appear in my book 37 Words to share some of the songs they listened to during their struggles against sex discrimination in education, and put them in a Title IX playlist. These are some of…
37 Words for 47 weeks
Tuesday, National Girls and Women in Sports Day, also was World Read Aloud Day and the second day of National Library Lovers Month. That's a hodgepodge, I admit. But it's perhaps a fitting way to introduce the first of a…
Now you can preorder 37 Words!
I'm thrilled to announce that now you can preorder 37 Words: Title IX and Fifty Years of Fighting Sex Discrimination (The New Press, 2022). Order now and you'll be one of the first to receive the book when it ships…
Title IX history coming out
GSA board at Kent Place School, Summit N.J. in 2005. Photo by Lauren Stokes. (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons/philthecow) Title IX turns 48 years old today. Part of its history is still in the closet. People who face intersectional discrimination make up…
A champion among Title IX books
One of the first things I did when I started researching the history of Title IX for my book was to read any Title IX books that came before. I believe I've read them all. The best written and most…
How to write history as a non-historian
Writing a non-fiction book isn’t a specific skill that we’re taught. It’s not an innate talent. How does one learn to write a book? In my case, by doing. I spent most of my career as a journalist, and those…
Intersectional identities influence Title IX
Title IX has helped millions of people -- especially girls and women -- deal with sex discrimination in education. You know who it hasn't helped as much? Girls and women of color or who are ethnic minorities, disabled, immigrants, old,…
It’s not okay, but we’re getting there
He ran from behind me and body slammed the woman in front of me. The boy looked to be about eight or nine years old, white, with the restless energy of a bored kid. Seemingly trying to amuse himself as…
It’s a deal! The New Press signs for Uppity Women
Uppity Women has found a home. The New Press will publish my forthcoming book on the history of Title IX and today's movement against sex discrimination in education. Sherry Boschert at the Djerassi Residency, April 2019 (Photo by Fred Tangerman)…
Djerassi residency, LitCamp ahead
It's time to get down to the nitty gritty of writing my book-in-progress, tentatively titled Uppity Women and the Ongoing Fight for a Fair Education. I'm still doing some interviews to fill in gaps in the amazing story of Title…
Bayh fathered Title IX, inspired by Marvella
Former Senator Birch Bayh, the father of Title IX, died on March 14, 2019, marking the end of an era. His life shows us how people can break free from prejudices of their generation yet simultaneously remain trapped by them…
Exploring intersectional activism under Title IX
I'll be on the East Coast this summer, kicking off with a presentation on "Intersectional Activism Under Title IX" at the annual meeting of the National Coalition of Independent Scholars June 21-23 at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. From its…
Ross Yoon Agency represents Uppity Women
I'm pleased to announce that Gail Ross of the Ross Yoon Agency is representing me and my book, a narrative history of Title IX. Gail Ross (Image from rossyoon.com) I'm working with Ross and her colleagues in the Washington, D.C.-based…
Title IX’s godmother is gone. We are her legacy.
Bernice Sandler, January 2015 (Photo copyright Sherry Boschert) Bernice Sandler didn't know what to say when Rosa Parks sat down next to her. It was one of the few times in her life when Sandler found herself tongue-tied. She was…