Game, Set, Match
Billie Jean King and the Revolution in Women's Sports
Susan Ware
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 03/2011
Pages: 296
Subject: Biography and Autobiography, Sports and Recreation, Social Science
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Print ISBN: 9.78E+12
eBook ISBN: 9780807877999
DESCRIPTION
While King did not single-handedly cause the revolution in women's sports, she quickly became one of its most enduring symbols, as did Title IX, a federal law that was initially passed in 1972 to attack sex discrimination in educational institutions but had its greatest impact by opening opportunities for women in sports. King's place in tennis history is secure, and now, with Game, Set, Match, she can take her rightful place as a key player in the history of feminism as well. By linking the stories of King and Title IX, Ware explains why women's sports took off in the 1970s and demonstrates how giving women a sporting chance has permanently changed American life on and off the playing field.