..."We Three Kings," for example, has been transformed into "We Nine Kings," featuring an array of impersonators ushering in Billie Jean King, Stephen King, the Burger King king and â king of kings â Elvis. Remember "Stomp"? The hit stage show featuring...
...projects, supplies and accessories for children and young adults living with diabetes, announces that Billie Jean King, sports icon and social activist, will be joining its advisory board. As one of the 20th century's most respected women, Billie Jean...
... Johannesburg - Described as a "visionary, innovator and champion," multiple tennis grand slam winner Billie Jean King is on the way to South Africa for a three-day stay at the invitation of Emperors Palace. Heading to our shores (File) Although...
...(UNESCO), and the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, the world's leading global sport for women, announced today the naming of Billie Jean King as "Global Mentor for Gender Equality", along with the funding of the Women's Sports Foundation newly created Billie Jean...
...DOHA, Qatar -- Billie Jean King is in the conservative Muslim sheikdom of Qatar to promote gender equality in sport, but the WTA Tour founder says change is difficult and takes time. "That's actually one of the big reasons I wanted to come here, was to...
Background
Billie Jean King (née Moffitt) (born November 22, 1943, in Long Beach, California) is a retired tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. King has been an outspoken advocate against sexism in sports and society. The tennis match for which the public best remembers her is the "Battle of the Sexes" in 1973, in which she defeated Bobby Riggs, a former Wimbledon men's champion who had been one of the leading male players in the 1930s and 1940s.
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