The Battle of the Sexes:
The Leadership and Legacy of Billie Jean King
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Introduction
Background
Women in the 60s
Women's Tennis in the 60s
TItle IX
Leadership
Virginia Slims Circuit
WTA
The Battle of the Sexes
Legacy
Women in Sports Today
WTT and WSF
Women in Tennis Today
Conclusion
Research
Bibliography
Process Paper
Background
Women's Liberation demonstration on Fifth Avenue and Wall Street in New York in 1970. [Source: KPBS]
Women in the 60's
Billie Jean King at the Wimbledon quarterfinals in 1963. [Source: ESPN]
Women's Tennis in the 60's