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     Billie Jean King on How Being 'the Mother of Sports' Has Led Her to Be a Champion for Equal Pay (and So Much More)

     The tennis legend speaks to PEOPLE exclusively about life, love, her favorite tennis movies, and how she's teaming up with e.l.f. Beauty to help change the corporate landscape from the top down

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     Billie Jean King And Her Wife Dated For More Than 30 Years Before Getting Married

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     Billie Jean King is getting the Breakfast of Champions treatment. She'll appear on a Wheaties box

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     A $5,000 check won by Billie Jean King 50 years ago helped create Women's Sports Foundation

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     Microsoft to integrate AI into Billie Jean King Cup match insights platform - SportsPro

     The Billie Jean King Cup has extended its partnership with Microsoft, which will include a focus on developing tech solutions for the women’s national team tennis tournament. The pair first ...

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2. www.biography.com › athletes › billie-jean-kingBillie Jean King - Movie, Quotes & Career - Biography

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Billie Jean King became the top-ranked women's tennis player by 1967. In 1973, she formed the Women's Tennis Association and famously defeated Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexes." The first...

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   Billie Jean King. 1943- Mariana Brandman, NWHM Predoctoral Fellow in Women’s History (2020-22) One of the greatest tennis players of all time and a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient for her advocacy for women in sports and LGBTQ rights, Billie Jean King won 39 Grand Slam titles in her tennis career and led the fight for equal pay in tennis.

4. www.billiejeanking.com › biographyBillie Jean King Accomplishments | Billie Jean King

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   Sitemap. 2017 - 2024 © Billie Jean King Enterprises. A six-time world number 1 ranking, 39 Grand Slam titles, a crusader for social justice and equality, and the founder of the WTA, Billie Jean King’s accomplishments are many.

5. www.history.com › topics › womens-historyBillie Jean King - HISTORY

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   Nov 9, 2009 · Women’s tennis great Billie Jean King was born in California in 1943. The first female athlete to earn more than $100,000 in prize money in a single season, King was also the first woman to be...

6. www.wtatennis.com › news › 3791970As she marks her 80th birthday, the enduring legacy of Billie ...

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   Nov 22, 2023 · It can be argued that King, born Billie Jean Moffitt 80 years ago on Wednesday in Long Beach, California, has had as great an impact on women’s rights as anyone in American history.

7. www.nytimes.com › 2023/07/15 › sportsBillie Jean King on Victories Past, and the Battles to Come ...

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   Jul 15, 2023 · Billie Jean King on Victories Past, and the Battles to Come - The New York Times. Fifty Years Ago, Billie Jean King Won Equal Pay — but She’s Not Done Yet. The tennis champion’s activism won...

8. time.com › 6089843Billie Jean King Reflects on Her Legacy and New Memoir 'All In'

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   Aug 13, 2021 · Billie Jean King Reflects on Her Legacy and New Memoir All In. 4 minute read. "We were willing to give up everything for the future generations "—Billie Jean King Michael Dwyer—AP. By Cady...