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Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents an illustrated biography of the tennis star, from her childhood and early competitive career to her role as activist for equality in sports.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (84 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Billie Jean King is the single most important female athlete of the 20th century, winner of 39 Grand Slam titles and a major force in changing and democratizing the cultural landscape. AMERICAN MASTERS looks back to the 12-year-old girl who played tennis on public courts, observed disparity and, as she soared athletically, never stopped trying to remedy inequality. Perhaps best remembered from "The Battle of the Sexes" match vs. Bobby Riggs on Sept....
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Presents through interviews and archival footage the life of Billie Jean King, tennis player and advocate for sociopolitical equality for women and the LGBT community.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
481 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this spirited account, Billie Jean King details her life's journey to find her true self. She recounts her groundbreaking tennis career--six years as the top-ranked woman in the world, twenty Wimbledon championships, thirty-nine grand-slam titles, and her watershed defeat of Bobby Riggs in the famous 'Battle of the Sexes.' She poignantly recalls the cultural backdrop of those years and the profound impact on her worldview from the women's movement,...
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