Billie Jean King to become first solo female athlete to receive ...
WEB3 days ago · By The Associated Press. WASHINGTON — Billie Jean King will become the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and ...
Billie Jean King set to earn another honor with the Congressional …
WEB3 days ago · Updated 6:09 PM PDT, September 17, 2024. WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 announced Tuesday that their bipartisan legislation had passed the House of Representatives and would ...
Billie Jean King to become the first female athlete to receive
WEBStory by Alex Arger. • 18h. B illie Jean King will go down in history as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, and now, she'll go down as the first female athlete to receive the ...
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WEB4 days ago · From left, Naila-Jean Meyers, of the Minnesota Star Tribune and Sally Jenkins, of The Washington Post, pose for a photo with Billie Jean King, right, before the women's singles final of the U.S ...
Billie Jean King Set to Earn Another Honor With the …
WEB3 days ago · Seth Wenig. From left, Naila-Jean Meyers, of the Minnesota Star Tribune and Sally Jenkins, of The Washington Post, pose for a photo with Billie Jean King, right, before the women's singles final ...
Billie Jean King to become first female athlete with ... - MSN
WEBBillie Jean King will make history as the first female athlete to be awarded a Congressional Gold Medal after the House passed bipartisan legislation in favor of the accolade Tuesday. The big ...
Billie Jean King to be the first individual female athlete awarded …
WEB3 days ago · A bill to award Long Beach tennis legend Billie Jean King with the Congressional Gold Medal is heading to the White House for final approval. Once signed by President Joe Biden, King will become the first individual female athlete awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. The bill passed the House of Representatives Tuesday with a …
Billie Jean King set to earn another honor with the ... - Yahoo
WEB3 days ago · From left, Naila-Jean Meyers, of the Minnesota Star Tribune and Sally Jenkins, of The Washington Post, pose for a photo with Billie Jean King, right, before the women's singles final of the U.S ...
US Open honors Billie Jean King on 50th anniversary of equal …
WEBAug 29, 2023 · NEW YORK (AP) — After a rousing tribute from former first lady Michelle Obama, Billie Jean King on Monday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Open becoming the first sporting event to offer equal prize money to female and male competitors, promising never to stop fighting to maintain that hard-won progress.
Billie Jean King on Victories Past, and the Battles to Come - The …
WEBJul 15, 2023 · Fifty Years Ago, Billie Jean King Won Equal Pay — but She’s Not Done Yet. The tennis champion’s activism won equal pay for women at the 1973 U.S. Open. Now 79, she is still leading the fight...