Article 694A1 Billie Jean King reminds us how far women's sports have come — even if the progress has been slow

Billie Jean King reminds us how far women's sports have come — even if the progress has been slow

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Jane McManus
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Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss both spoke at Seton Hall University last week. The discussion kept coming back to money - from the one dollar that started the WTA Tour back in 1970, to the $50 million to buy a National Women's Soccer League team, to the ratings for live women's sports that keep going up.

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