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VSJ100 Paper Topics

The Battle of the Sexes

Read about Billie Jean King in the textbook, from pages 105 to 108. Note in particular her tennis match against Robby Riggs billed as the "Battle of the Sexes."

How did contemporary newspapers cover this event in terms of gender, chauvinism, and feminism? Did the event seem to have the importance Strain accords to it? Here is a link to the articles:

https://ezproxy.niagara.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/search/2469569?accountid=28213

Here is a video of the match: https://youtube/qqB3yi8MVbQ

Tip

Your challenge will be to create a coherent, interesting analysis that does more than just summarize articles. There's a good story here for you to find and reveal.