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Billie Jean King honored with Medal of Freedom award by President Barack Obama
| Billie Jean King honored with Medal of Freedom award by President Barack Obama
Billie Jean King would love to head to the tennis court at the White House after she receives the Medal of Freedom.
But the tennis great hasn’t hit balls for nearly a year ...[Read on] |
Nominate your female Sports Hero
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March is Women’s History Month and there is no better way to honor female
athletes than by nominating them for one of the Women’s Sports Foundation’s 2010 award programs.
Current open nominations include:
Sportswoman of the Year Award. Every year,...[Read on] |
The power of the telephone: feminism, sports and social change
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Billie Jean King. Photo credit: Blog.taragana.com/sports
I’ve been blogging the past couple of weeks about social media and its impact upon women in sport – mainly due to my own personal interests but also to fulfill a class requirement. This week,...[Read on] |
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Regina King
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Regina King
Rutina Wesley
Regina King kicked a little Emmy butt in a piece on the Huffington Post. First, she talked about the lack of people of color nominated. She cited stats from the NY Daily News the that only 53 people of color were nominate...[Read on] |
Unmatched: Martina and Chris Rivalry
| Tuesday night, September 14 at 8 pm EDT, ESPN will air a documentary entitled, Unmatched. The film follows the tennis rivalry and friendship between Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. Martina and Chris discussed their relationship on and off the court ...[Read on] |
Serena William’s book 'On The Line' coming out on September 1st
| Serena William’s Book On The Line coming out on September 1st
In just a few days, On the Line the new book by Serena Williams will be on sale and here we have some comments and more information about what this Serena William’s book is all about… Ch...[Read on] |
Venus, Clijsters suffer shock Wimbledon exits
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If you think you can’t do something, think again. We’ve all heard advice about believing in yourself and never giving up. Well, case in point.
Today at the Wimbledon Championships, Tsvetana Pironkova and Vera Zvonareva caused huge upsets to set up an...[Read on] |
White House Roundtable celebrates Title IX’s 37th anniversary
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Today, the Women’s Sports Foundation represents the female athletes of the United States in a celebration of the anniversary of Title IX by visiting the White House for a special roundtable discussion.
“At 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, the White Hou...[Read on] |
Dear Jurisprudence: Is It Legal for Rodney King to Marry a Juror from His Trial?
| Rodney King announced yesterday that he has proposed to his girlfriend, Cynthia Kelley, a juror from his 1993 civil case against the city of Los Angeles. If a plaintiff’s marrying a juror sounds suspect, that’s because it very well could be! A...[Read on] |
Women’s HerStory Month on ESPN
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Billie Jean King made history 35 years ago by beating Bobby Riggs in a tennis match in an iconic moment in the history of women’s sports. Today, a new generation of female athletes make their own history on playing fields across the country.
This month...[Read on] |
First Lady launches President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
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First Lady Michelle Obama has put together a powerhouse group to serve on the “President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition” including Billie Jean King, Michelle Kwan, and Dominique Dawes. From the official press release comes all the detail...[Read on] |
Killing Me Softly: Images of Women in Advertising
| In this new, highly anticipated update of her pioneering Killing Us Softly series, the first in more than a decade, Jean Kilbourne takes a fresh look at how advertising traffics in distorted and destructive ideals of femininity. The film marshals a range ...[Read on] |
Top 10 Reasons for Sarah Palin Resignation
| The following was written prior to cocktail hour on the west coast....
1) She thought that MJ was the King of the GOP not the King of POP
2) Test results were about to be released to show that her grandchild TRIP is really the son of TRIP (Sr.)
3) She ...[Read on] |
A big bold crack in the Glass Ceiling – Kathryn Bigelow wins DGA prize
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This is big.
This is Sally Ride, first woman in space big. This is Sandra Day O’Connor, first female on the Supreme Court big. This is Billie Jean King beating Bobby Riggs big.
This is a big bold, blast in the glass ceiling for all...[Read on] |
Haiti Ladies: A Benefit for Doctors Without Borders
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH- 11PM @ LE POISSON ROUGE-NYC$10 Advance tix available http://www.lepoissonrouge.comHaiti Ladies: A Benefit for Doctors Without Bordersw/ Lady DJ's: Ari Up, Lady Miss Kier, Allison Wolfe. Kim Ann Foxman, Dirty Jean, Ilirjana, Aleix ....[Read on] |
Dr. King's vision of how we can all be great
| A moving part of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.s "The Drum Major Instinct" speech talks about servanthood. It is something that Coach Don Meyer speaks of often at his clinics and academies. it is something that was spoken to our team and staff at LSU by ...[Read on] |
Venus Williams, Wyclef Jean on Iconoclasts
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Ever wonder what it’s like to walk in someone else’s shoes? How about the shoes of someone that shatters expectations and stands above the crowd? That’s what the Sundance Channel’s TV series Iconoclasts explores.
Executive Producer Robert R...[Read on] |
Derrek Lutz wears dress to prom, wins prom king
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This story is a bit old, but too good not to share. Amidst all of the queer and gender non-conforming panic around prom season (remember Constance McMillen?), Derrek Lutz's story was buried.
Derrek is a high school student in New Jersey who self-ident...[Read on] |
Female athletes who paved the way for women in sports
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Male athletes usually take the sports spotlight, for both their looks and their athletic abilities. But they’re not the only ones competing.
Even before Title IX became law in 1972 and helped women gain access to equal opportunities in sports, women w...[Read on] |
'Young Victoria' Rules the Holiday Movie Lineup
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(WOMENSENEWS)--The year's big holiday season brings a special cinematic gift on Dec. 18 with the limited release of "The Young Victoria," directed by Jean-Marc Vallee.
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Oprah, why the tears?
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I love what Oprah Winfrey has to say about her best friend Gayle King in the clip below from her upcoming Barbara Walters special. I feel lucky to have friends in my life I'd say the same about. But what this clip has people asking is--why the tears? As i...[Read on] |
Parents, some advice: Three DIII athletes talk about youth sports (and, yeah, playing with boys)
| By Megan Wood
Documentary filmmaker Jenny Mackenzie’s film Kick Like a Girl conveys the empowering and enlightening experience when a soccer team of 8 and 9-year-old girls plays in the boys division — quite successfully. After Mackenzie’s visit to ...[Read on] |
La Femme Film Festival opens tonight in L.A.
| La Femme Film Festival, which shines a spotlight on women's roles in the entertainment industry, opens this evening in Los Angeles at the Grove with "Love Hurts," starring Carrie-Anne Moss.
Other films in the festival, which continues through Sunday at t...[Read on] |
Madonna Turns The Big 5-1
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In celebration of Madonna’s big birthday, BB King is having its eighth annual Madonnathon, a live performance/dance party for the living legend. Every girl has been influenced by Madonna in some way or another. She’s affected every generation...[Read on] |
Will the Next Royal Wedding Be in Monaco?
| Royal watchers will recall that last week, an unnamed guest stained the Queen Elizabeth II's dress at the 70th-birthday celebration in London for King Constantine of Greece. Curious who spilled the offending coffee on her Maj? Greek shipping heir turned j...[Read on] |
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