Tuesday, March 17, 2015

"It is very hard to be a female leader. While it is assumed that any man, no matter how tough, has a soft side... a female leader is assumed to be one dimensional."


Billie Jean King is the KING of gender equality!
She is one of the the 20th century most respected women in history.
For a long time, she has been a champion for social equality and change.




Background

Born: Billie Jean Moffitt was born November 22, 1943 in Long Beach, California.

Family: The Moffitts were a very active family. Her father, Bill, was offered a tryout for an NBA team before he became a firefighter. Her mother, Betty, was an excellent swimmer. Her brother, Randy, became a Major League Baseball pitcher. 

Early Life as an Athlete: Billie's first real sport was softball at the age of 10 and played on a steam that won the city championship. After her parents suggesting for her to play a more "ladylike" sport, she took on tennis at the age of 11.

Rise to the Top: Billie first surfaced as true talent in 1958 when she won her age bracket in Southern California championship. The next year she began to receive tennis coaching from Alice Marble. While attending California State University Billie continued to practice and train. After realizing that if she wanted to fully embark in a tennis profession she needed to step up her schedule. Finally her efforts were rewarded in 1966 by winning her first major singles championship in Wimbledon. Billie went through the next few years successfully and then in 1968 she turned professional by claiming the rank of the world's No. 1 in women's tennis. Not backing down she continued to claim titles and award for example three Grand Slams titles in one year.





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15 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 17, 2015 at 9:15 AM

    I didn't know she was such a big model for women.

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  2. UnknownMarch 17, 2015 at 9:19 AM

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  3. AnonymousMarch 17, 2015 at 9:22 AM

    i learned that Billie Jean didn't care what men thought and she expressed how she felt and feels women have the ablity to do the same as men

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  4. UnknownMarch 17, 2015 at 9:23 AM

    I learneds that BIllie Jean was the king of gender equality.

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  5. UnknownMarch 17, 2015 at 9:29 AM

    I learned that Billie Jean King was enthusiastic in her beliefs of gender equality and stood up for what she believed in

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  6. UnknownMarch 17, 2015 at 9:32 AM

    What else did she do?

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  7. AnonymousMarch 17, 2015 at 11:30 AM

    Really well organized I learned a lot LOVE ITTT

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  8. UnknownMarch 24, 2015 at 9:30 AM

    This taught me a lot and I really like the quote.

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  9. UnknownMarch 24, 2015 at 9:30 AM

    I learned how hard she worked to make a statement about the need for gender equality

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  10. UnknownMarch 24, 2015 at 9:30 AM

    really nicely put out i learned a lot about her and how she was a great women

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  11. AnonymousMarch 24, 2015 at 9:31 AM

    This is very inspiring because she was very interested in equality and that is well respected. very informational and inspirational!!

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  12. Rachel DeodatoMarch 24, 2015 at 9:32 AM

    I didnt know she played sotball at first

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  13. UnknownMarch 24, 2015 at 9:32 AM

    The fact she was able to change the nature of this sport is astounding. Really no activity is limited to one gender.

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  14. UnknownMarch 27, 2015 at 5:42 AM

    I did not know that her first sport was softball

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