She has been working at PEOPLE since 2008. Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock Fifty years ago, Billie Jean King forever changed the scope of women's tennis when she beat men's tennis star Bobby Riggs in ...

Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock Christie Brinkley celebrates Billie Jean King's incredible accomplishments at the PEOPLE x e.l.f. Women Changing the Game party at Manhatta in N.Y.C. on Sept.

A House companion bill to award King the medal drew broad bipartisan support, amassing nearly 300 co-sponsors from either side of the aisle. “Billie Jean’s impact has been transformative, and ...

Now 79, she is still leading the fight for equity — in sports and beyond. By Liz Robbins The more Billie Jean King talked about the past, the more animated she became about the future.

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