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In 1969 Bernice Sandler was finishing her doctorate in Education at the University of Maryland, teaching part-time at the university, and trying to secure a full-time position. Despite her excellent credentials, it became clear she wasn't even being considered. But why? she wondered. "Let's face it," a male colleague said, "you come on too strong for a woman." Those fateful words brought sex discrimination home for Sandler. Facing it herself, front and center in her own workplace, meant she could no longer be ambivalent about women's rights. She could no longer buy the media coverage of feminists as "man-hating," "abrasive," and "unfeminine." But what could she do? Sandler soon discovered that none of the obvious laws prohibiting discrimination covered sex discrimination in education.
About the Author
Jen Barton grew up in Pennsylvania and spent most of her life in the East. In 2007 she and her family moved to California. With two cars she and her husband moved two dogs, two guinea pigs, a cornsnake, and their 10-year-old daughter across the country (whew!) . The five-day road trip (including a near escape by both dogs on Day 3) was one of her best (and most interesting) experiences ever. In fact, she's not sure why that isn't a book yet...
A few years later, after an especially boring day in the car (where she and the kids told stories and built characters instead of griping) , she found writing again. Fiona Thorn was born on that day, and she's been writing ever since. :)
Barton is the award-winning author of many books for kids, including the whimsical picturebook, If Chocolate Were Purple.
