A Personal Hero Celebrated « MsQueer

A Personal Hero Celebrated

Billie Jean King helped to change the face of American culture when she defeated Bobby Riggs in a “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match in 1973.

For backround to this historic event, as well as commentary on an interview with NPR’s Renee Montagne, see

http://debadler.wordpress.com/2008/08/25/billie-jean-kings-victory-for-womens-equality/

This entry was posted on August 25, 2008 at 2:45 pm and is filed under Battle of the Sexes, culture, discrimination, gay, glbt, human rights, lesbian, lgbt, life, society and women in sports. Tagged: Battle of the Sexes, Billie Jean King, Bobby Riggs, human rights, social change, tennis, US culture, women's equality, women's liberation. You can feed this entry. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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