Battle of the Sexes: King & Riggs 1973

By Cynthia Bemis Abrams | 08/08/2015

Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams recounts the heyday of feminism, when tennis ace Billie Jean King accepted the challenge to play the aging men’s champion Bobbie Riggs in a prime time match. The backstory of King agreeing to the offer is fascinating and reveals the risk King took on behalf of feminism and the progress of Title IX, women’s rights and the campaign to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.

Resource: Selena Roberts’ 2005 A Necessary Spectacle: Billie Jean King, Bobby Riggs and the Tennis Match that Leveled the Game

Added post-release of this episode: YouTube 1973 broadcast of tennis match https://youtu.be/R9C5XNREzNg?si=4O9Nv5K8ynL30ur0

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