Bernice Sandler

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Bernice Sandler
Born
Bernice Resnick

(1928-03-03)March 3, 1928
DiedJanuary 5, 2019(2019-01-05) (aged 90)
EducationBrooklyn College (BS)
City College of New York(MS)
University of Maryland (EdD)
Known for
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Jerrold Sandler
Children2

Bernice Resnick Sandler (March 3, 1928 – January 5, 2019) was an American women's rights activist.[1][2][3] Sandler was best known for being the cause of the creation of Title IX, a portion of the Education Amendments of 1972.[4][5][6][7]

She has been called "the Godmother of Title IX" by The New York Times.[8]

Sandler died on January 5, 2019 Washington, D.C. at the age of 90.[9]

References

  1. ↑ All About Bernice Sandler. www.bernicesandler.com. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  2. ↑ Bernice R. Sandler, MSA SC 3520-15244. msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  3. ↑ Who's who of American women : 1981–1982. (1981). Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. p. 652–653. ISBN 9780837904122. OCLC 7453358.
  4. ↑ "Sandler, Bernice Resnick - National Women's Hall of Fame" (in en-US). National Women’s Hall of Fame. https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/bernice-resnick-sandler/. Retrieved 2018-02-21. 
  5. ↑ GREEN, Edith Starrett | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives (in en). history.house.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  6. ↑ MINK, Patsy Takemoto | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives (in en). history.house.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  7. ↑ "Birch Bayh Biography" (in en). Indiana University Libraries. 2009-11-02. https://libraries.indiana.edu/birch-bayh-biography. Retrieved 2018-02-24. 
  8. ↑ "Title IX - The Nine" (in en). American Civil Liberties Union. https://www.aclu.org/other/title-ix-nine. Retrieved 2018-02-24. 
  9. ↑ Bernice Sandler, ‘godmother of Title IX’ who championed women’s rights on campus, dies at 90