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Sep 19, 2017 · Women’s History. How Billie Jean King Made Women’s Sports History at the “Battle of the Sexes” Fifty years ago, Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs faced off in a tennis match that proved...
Battle of the Sexes. A courageous advocate for gender equality for women from a young age, Billie Jean King accepted a challenge to play a match against former number 1-ranked tennis player Bobby Riggs. In doing so, she launched her fight for parity into the worldwide limelight.
Battle of the Sexes turns real-life events into a crowd-pleasing, well-acted dramedy that ably entertains while smartly serving up a volley of present-day parallels. The 1973 tennis match...
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Sep 19, 2017 · The so-called “battle of the sexes” of Sept. 20, 1973, which pitted Bobby Riggs against Billie Jean King, was over in three straight sets and just a little more than two hours.
Sep 20, 2013 · ‘Battle of the Sexes’: When Billie Beat Bobby. Billie Jean King’s straight-set victory over self-proclaimed male chauvinist Bobby Riggs reverberated far beyond the world of tennis. By:...
Sep 22, 2017 · movies. The True Story Behind the Battle of the Sexes Movie. 7 minute read. By Eliana Dockterman. September 22, 2017 12:59 PM EDT. T he 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby...
Sep 22, 2017 · The True Story Behind Billie Jean King’s Victorious “Battle of the Sexes” Smithsonian sports curator Eric Jentsch offers a look at her legacy beyond the legendary match. Anna Diamond....