344. Billie Jean King: An Advocate of Equal Rights for Women
1. At one time, women were not allowed to ____________.
- eat
- vote
- own property
- both b and c
2. What sport did King play?
- basketball
- tennis
- golf
- soccer
3. What was King's greatest accomplishment?
- her marriage
- beating Bobby Riggs
- winning 39 Grand Slam titles
- competing in a doubles tournament
4. Riggs believed that King would _____________.
- lose against him
- win
- quit tennis
- put up a fair fight
5. Why was King's victory so important?
- it showed that young people were just as good at tennis as
old people - it showed that White people were not better at sports than
people of other ethnicities - it showed that women were just as good as men
- she won a lot of money