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Billie Jean King can work a room like few others in women’s sports. It is no different at the SheBelieves Summit in Los ...
Tennis legend Billie Jean King has some unfinished business ... I went to college before Title IX, the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in schools. My generation really brought ...
Billie Jean King ... of the Sexes’ tennis showdown. In 1974, King created the Women’s Sports Foundation, two years after Title IX banned sex discrimination in schools in the U.S. She has ...
Tennis legend Billie Jean King made history by becoming the first female athlete to earn a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ...
The great Billie Jean King continues to break barriers ... you know, at every level," King said. "And I thank Title IX in ...
Billie Jean King has ... of women athletes. King was a key advocate for equal pay at major tennis tournaments, winning the U.S. Open four times. After winning the singles title at Flushing Meadows ...
The great Billie Jean King continues to break ... at every level," King said. "And I thank Title IX in 1972 for that to help make it happen, but I also thank all the investors who really invest ...
April 7 (UPI) --Tennis legend Billie Jean ... in 1973. King became the first female athlete to earn $100,000 in a year. King was also instrumental in the passage of Title IX of the Education ...