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Richards was born Richard Raskin on August 19, 1934, in New York City and raised, as she put it, as "a nice Jewish boy" in Forest Hills, Queens. [4] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] Her father David Raskind was an orthopedic surgeon, and her mother was one of the first female psychiatrists in the United States, in addition to being a professor at Columbia ...
- August 19, 1934 (age 89), New York City, US
- 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
- United States
- 1977
Dr. Renée Richards became famous after sex-change surgery and a legal fight to play in the U.S. Open. But a great love affair with a man has eluded her. Stewart Cairns for The New York Times....
Jun 28, 2019 · So in August 1975, at the age of 41, Dr. Richard Raskind underwent gender reassignment surgery at a New York City hospital, emerging as Dr. Renée Richards. (A fact lost on few: The new...
Feb 8, 2007 · Renee Richards was born and lived the first 40 years of her life as Richard Raskind. In a new book, she describes the complicated realities of her transformative experience, the emotional...
Mar 31, 2021 · In 1953, Richards had entered the men’s draw at the U.S. Nationals under the name Richard Raskind. Twenty-four years later—and two years after having sexual-reassignment surgery and changing...
Aug 13, 2021 · On August 27, 1976, the United States Tennis Association bars transgender athlete Renée Richards from competing in the U.S. Open as a woman, stating she must pass a chromosomal test. Richards...
Jun 25, 2015 · 26 June 2015. AP. By Sara Lentati. BBC World Service. Renee Richards made history when she walked out on to the centre court of the Forest Hills stadium to play in the 1977 US Open. She was the...
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