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Title American masters : Billie Jean King.

Publication Info. PBS, 2014.
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2016.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Kanopy Streaming Video  Streaming Video    ---  Available
Description 1 online resource (streaming video file) (84 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Playing Time 012340
Description two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
digital
video file MPEG-4 Flash
Note Title from title frames.
Event Originally produced by PBS in 2014.
Summary Billie Jean King is the single most important female athlete of the 20th century, winner of 39 Grand Slam titles and a major force in changing and democratizing the cultural landscape. AMERICAN MASTERS looks back to the 12-year-old girl who played tennis on public courts, observed disparity and, as she soared athletically, never stopped trying to remedy inequality. Perhaps best remembered from "The Battle of the Sexes" match vs. Bobby Riggs on Sept. 20, 1973, her competitiveness on the court was matched by her efforts on behalf of women and the LGBT community, and her commitment to prove there is strength in diversity. King presents her own story, with perspective from Serena and Venus Williams, Hillary Clinton, Maria Sharapova, members of the Virginia Slims Circuit "Original 9" including Rosie Casals, Gloria Steinem, Chris Evert, Bobby Riggs' son Larry, family, friends, and many others. Through these interviews and archival footage, the film illustrates the life of a woman whose journey became not just a battle for personal glory but a sociopolitical battle for equality for all.
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject King, Billie Jean.
Women tennis players -- United States -- Biography.
Tennis players -- United States -- Biography.
Tennis players.
Women tennis players.
United States.
Genre/Form Documentary films.
Added Author Erskine, James, film director.
PBS (Firm), Distributor.
Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
Music No. 1305119 Kanopy

 
    
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