Long Beach’s Billie Jean King set to make history with Congressional Gold Medal
The tennis Hall of Famer and activist from Long Beach, who had already been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 ...
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Photos: Congressional Gold Medal Honoree Billie Jean King Visits SUFFS
Suffs stars Tony Award-winning book writer, composer, and lyricist Shaina Taub in the role of Alice Paul, making her only the ...
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Billie Jean King advocates for women's baseball inception, her ‘first true love'
The sky is the limit for Billie Jean King. The tennis legend — dubbed “Equality Champion ... the field were men,” King said ...
Billie Jean King wants to help carve 'pathway' for MLB's first female player
Tennis legend Billie Jean King, a minority owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers who helped launch the Professional Women’s Hockey ...
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Emma Raducanu named in strong Great Britain Billie Jean King Cup team, Katie Boulter and Heather Watson also included
Great Britain's team for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals this year has been announced by captain Anne Keothavong.
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Billie Jean King set to make history with Congressional Gold Medal
WASHINGTON — Billie Jean King will become the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey ...
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Billie Jean King advocates for women's baseball inception, her ‘first true love'
The sky is the limit for Billie Jean King. The tennis legend — dubbed ... King said in a foreword to the "See Her Be Her” book. “It crushed me," she wrote. The film is scheduled to ...
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Long Beach’s Billie Jean King set to make history with Congressional Gold Medal
Besides her work in sports and advocacy, King is also a lover of books and her hometown city’s public libraries — making her a perfect namesake for Long Beach’s Billie Jean King Main Library ...