Monday June 8, 2020
79 days before the 100th Anniversary of the Women’s Right to Vote
Inspirational Woman for Today is:
Billie Jean King
Another interesting fact…As a late teenager, while her tennis career grew, she attended Los Angeles State College for three years. It was here that Billie Jean’s eyes began to open up to the inequalities faced by women in society. As a talented amateur tennis player, she was denied access to a college scholarship simply because she was female. Her first success came in 1961 while still at college when she won the Wimbledon doubles championship with partner Karen Hantze on her first attempt, becoming the youngest team to win and bringing her great acclaim. (Courtesy pbs.org)
To learn more about this inspirational woman, go to Biography.com’s web page
