King, Billie Jean, 1943-

Tennis player and equal rights advocate Billie Jean King

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August 17, 2021

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Tennis Legend Billie Jean King Puts It 'All In' Her New Autobiography

The book covers King's Grand Slam and Wimbledon championships, the "Battle of the Sexes," her activism for women's and LGBTQ rights, as well as some joyous and painful chapters in her personal life.

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Billie Jean King

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August 26, 2005

05:34

Tennis' King vs. Riggs in 'A Necessary Spectacle

Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews A Necessary Spectacle: Billie Jean King, Bobby Riggs, and the Tennis Match that Leveled the Game. It's about the 1973 battle of the sexes match that inspired great bravado and even greater publicity.

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Billie Jean King

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Tennis Legend Billie Jean King Puts It 'All In' Her New Autobiography

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Tennis' King vs. Riggs in 'A Necessary Spectacle

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