Game, Set, Match
Billie Jean King and the Revolution in Women’s Sports
By Susan Ware
296 pp., 6.125 x 9.25, 12 halftones, 2 graphs, notes, index
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Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4696-2203-3
Published: February 2015 -
E-book EPUB ISBN: 978-0-8078-7799-9
Published: March 2011 -
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Published: March 2011
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While King did not single-handedly cause the revolution in women's sports, she quickly became one of its most enduring symbols, as did Title IX, a federal law that was initially passed in 1972 to attack sex discrimination in educational institutions but had its greatest impact by opening opportunities for women in sports. King's place in tennis history is secure, and now, with Game, Set, Match, she can take her rightful place as a key player in the history of feminism as well. By linking the stories of King and Title IX, Ware explains why women's sports took off in the 1970s and demonstrates how giving women a sporting chance has permanently changed American life on and off the playing field.
About the Author
Susan Ware specializes in twentieth-century U.S. history, women's history, and biography. In addition to acting as general editor of American National Biography, she serves as Senior Advisor to the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University.
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"A book that works on multiple levels. . . . Cogently argues that the passage of Title IX may actually have impeded the creation of a level playing field. It's a tribute to how much has changed that much of the book's content will be shocking to readers under 30; it's also a measure of how much remains to be done, given the 'separate but equal' approach that still dominates sports today." —Kirkus Reviews
"A great read. . . . Ware sews together the histories of women's sports and feminism, using feminist icon Billie Jean King as the thread. Particularly compelling is her recounting of the tennis star's battle with her own homophobia and that of society." —Ms.
"If you read one book, make it: Game, Set, Match. . . . As Susan Ware's biography of her shows, King's fight against sexism in sports might be her biggest accomplishment." —Shape
"In Game, Set, Match: Billie Jean King and the Revolution in Women's Sports, the role of a pioneer and much of the leveling legislation she inspired--namely the NCAA's title IX provisions--is gamely told by women's history scholar Susan Ware." —Publishers Weekly
"A Publishers Weekly Top 10 Sports Book."
"Ware astutely places King at the vortex of the change in women's rights, gay causes . . . and sports professionalism, leaving no doubt about King's place in 20th-century women's sports." —Library Journal
Multimedia & Links
Visit the author's website at susanware.net.
Read: Ware's interview with Claire Potter at the blog Tenured Radical, on the 40th anniversary of the Battle of the Sexes.
Read: In a guest blog post, Ware addresses the anniversary of the "Battle of the Sexes" and recent allegations that Riggs threw the match. Read "The Ongoing Battle of the Sexes." (9/19/2013)
Read: In another guest blog post, Ware illustrates why the USTA has graced an important national facility with Billie Jean King’s trailblazing name. Read "A Plaque for Billie Jean." (9/2/2011)
Read: Ware also looks at King’s ties to Wimbledown where she was a singles champion 6 times and how the female players before and after her have shaped the tournament and the game. Read "There Will Always Be a Wimbledon." (6/20/2011)
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