Billie Jean King: Tennis Legend & Gender Equality Advocate

from In Depth With Graham Bensinger · host Graham Bensinger

Graham sits down with the iconic tennis star and advocate Billie Jean King. Winner of 12 Grand Slam singles titles, King is best remembered for her win against Bobby Riggs at their Battle of the Sexes match in 1973. In this 2014 interview, she reflects on that match and how it reinforced the recent passing of Title IX. The tennis hall of famer also remembers her historic “coming out” and the challenges that came with it in the early 1980’s.

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