(I'm nine days late on this, but its still worth celebrating)

50 years ago #BillieJeanKing struck a blow that transformed #Tennis & #sport more generally - her playing & campaigning on #genderequality started the shift in #gender relations in tennis into the Open Era, and is still rippling today (not least in the recent surge in #womensfootball) - she was (and is) a revolutionary.

#feminism

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