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2. She won her first Wimbledon title in 1961. Billie Jean King during the Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, 1982. / Bob Martin/GettyImages King won her first Wimbledon title in 1961—just ...

But when I ask those same students if they recognize the name Billie Jean King ... in major sports. King lent her name and celebrity to the battle to pass Title IX, the federal antidiscrimination ...

Tory Burch will be the official outfitter of the Billie Jean King Cup winners' jacket for the third consecutive year. First ...

Sports have been gateway for women's progress, providing access to education and skills needed for career advancement ...

Andrea Meyer of Clarkdale, a longtime tennis instructor who has worked with developmentally challenged boys and girls, was named one of this year's Billie Jean ... days after Title IX became ...

27 (UPI) --With President Joe Biden's signature, tennis legend and equal rights champion Billie ... U.S. Open, King also was recognized for being "instrumental" in the passage of Title IX of ...

The protections of Title IX, both against sexual violence ... and that prominent athletes including Billie Jean King, Megan Rapinoe and Simone Biles were featured in another, American Girl.

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Bianca Andreescu will not be part of Canada's bid to defend their Billie Jean King Cup title as the former U.S. Open champion has withdrawn from the event, Tennis Canada said on ...

1961 – Wins her first Wimbledon title, in doubles with Karen Hautze ... is rededicated as the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The Center is the home of the US Open.

Here is a look at the life of tennis champion and LGBTQ activist Billie Jean King. Personal Birth date: November 22, 1943 Birth place: Long Beach, California Birth name: Billie Jean Moffitt Father: ...