co-authored Johnette Howard and Maryanne Vollers to tell Billie Jean King’s life, from working-class roots, through a record tennis career, the iconic Battle of the Sexes moment, and decades of advocacy for gender equality, racial justice. The memoir candidly discusses personal challenges, like her journey to live openly as a lesbian athlete, and public scrutiny and its impact on finances and career. It presents deep insights into leadership, athletics and social change, and social change, with emphasis on, her commitment to equality beyond the sport. A candid memoir also surveys personal identity, family and community influence on her remarkable journey.
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.
www.npr.orgBillie Jean Moffitt was born in Long Beach, California, on November 22, 1943. Her whole family was athletic. Her mother swam and her father played basketball. At a time when few dads encouraged their daughters to play sports, Billie Jean’s…
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wams.nyhistory.orgBillie Jean King was born on November 22, 1943 at Long Beach, California. She attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School and later went to California State University, Los Angeles
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