A Mighty Girl - Today in Mighty Girl history, tennis legend Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in three straight sets to win the famous “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match in
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September 20, 1973: Billie Jean King Defeated Bobby Riggs in the “Battle of the Sexes” Tennis Match - Lifetime
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Billie Jean King on her lifetime of battles on and off the court | The Sunday Times Magazine | The Sunday Times
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Wellesley Women Remember a Tennis Match that Symbolized the Ongoing Battle of the Sexes | Spotlight | Wellesley College
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Review: Advantage, Bobby, but Game, Set, Match, Billie Jean in 'Battle of the Sexes' - The New York Times
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