Tombolo Books Will Present Author Bonnie J. Morris' Upcoming Book, 'What's The Score?"

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A lesbian-owned bookstore, Tombolo Books, has partnered with Lesbian WriteOn, presenting Bonnie J. Morris, author of "What's The Score: 25 Years of Teaching Women's Sports History!," for a March event.

Morris, a women's history professor, shares lessons and decades of classroom conversations teaching "Athletics and Gender, A History of Women's Sports," at colleges since 1996 in the upcoming memoir, "What's The Score?"

The book educates readers by answering women's sports history questions such as, "Is there a natural limit to women's athletic ability? How has Title IX opened up opportunities for women athletes." Expanding from dialogue with female student-athletes about playing opportunities for women, Morris' teaching memoir shares women's history-making sports moments that smashed barriers leading to professional athletic success and recognition.

Morris currently serves as a lecturer at the University of California at Berkeley.

During a Zoom call hosted by Tombolo Books, Morris will read excerpts from "What's The Score," scheduled to be released in June during the 50th anniversary of Title IX.

The landmark gender equity law, Title IX, passed as part of the Education Amendments of 1972, banned sex discrimination in federally funded education programs.

Title IX didn't erase inequality in sports for women and girls. Unequal pay, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and dress codes continue to be among the hurdles. In February, the U.S. national women's soccer team won a $24 million equal pay settlement, according to NPR.

Girls aren't as active in sports as boys because of many factors.

Seventy-three percent of female leaders said the greatest concern regarding girls' participation in sports was their parents' ability to pay the registration fees, according to a Female Leaders in Sports survey.

Candice Anderson, co-owner of Tombolo Books, told Patch they are glad to collaborate with Lesbian WriteOn, a new organization that coordinates readings, writing workshops, and events by, for, and about lesbians, after she and her wife, Alsace Walentine, worked with a WriteOn founding member and author, Edie Daly, pre-COVID.

To RSVP for Tombolo's Wednesday night event, click here. The reading/discussion begins at 7 p.m.

If you'd like to order a pre-release of Morris' "What's The Score: 25 Years of Teaching Women's Sports History!," from Tombolo Books, visit here. The official release date is June 7.