Analyzing the key players and political moments in women's professional tennis since 1968,
this book explores the historical lineage of social activism within women's tennis and the …

This chapter studies elite female athletes' activism in favor of gender equality in sport. The
topic has already received some scholarly attention, albeit mainly in the English-speaking …

This paper analyzes the media coverage of pay equity in women's tennis in three
newspapers during the 1973 US Open and 2007 Wimbledon tournaments, the first and last …

In general and with exceptions, when deciding which works to review, I selected them if the
main topic (or one of the main topics) is female high-profile athletes' activism, regardless of …

This chapter reviews literature on gender, sport, and social activism, focusing on the protests
and activism of both male and female elite athletes. While famous male athletes like Tommie …

Analyzing how tennis turned pro The arrival of the Open era in 1968 was a watershed in the
history of tennis--the year that marked its advent as a professionalized sport. Merging wide …

Founded in 1877 as an offshoot of the Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club, the Staten
Island Ladies' Club was one of the largest women's sporting organizations in Gilded Age …

A tenisz népszerűsége az elmúlt évtizedekben jelentősen megnőtt és ezzel egyidejűleg
társadalmi státusa megváltozott. Az elit, felső osztály sportja mindenki számára elérhetővé …

Abstract The 1973 Battle of the Sexes tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby
Riggs provides an example of what I call “sport spectacle.” I define “sport spectacle” as a …