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Q&A: Billie Jean King on Title IX’s 50th anniversary

Tennis great Billie Jean King, from left, first lady Jill Biden and student-athlete Maya Mosley greet attendees after speaking at an event to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the State Department-espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program and the 50th anniversary of Title IX, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) First lady Jill Biden speaks alongside tennis great Billie Jean King at an event to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the State Department-espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program and the 50th anniversary of Title IX, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) First lady Jill Biden speaks alongside student-athlete Maya Mosley, left, and tennis great Billie Jean King at an event to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the State Department-espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program and the 50th anniversary of Title IX, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) First lady Jill Biden speaks alongside tennis great Billie Jean King at an event to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the State Department-espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program and the 50th anniversary of Title IX, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) A portrait of the late Rep. Patsy Mink of Hawaii, is displayed during an event to celebrate the first Asian-American woman elected to Congress and who helped pass the Title IX Amendment to prohibit sex-based discrimination in federal programs, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 23, 2022. Looking up at left is Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, joined at right by Gwendolyn Mink, Billy Jean King, tennis icon and gender equality advocate, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Q&A: Billie Jean King on Title IX’s 50th anniversary