229: Battle of the Sexes
Published 4 October 2017 • Hosted by Katie Molloy and Melissa Savage
In 1973, women’s number one Billie Jean King played former Wimbledon men’s champion Bobby Riggs in a highly publicised tennis match. At a time of surging overt bigotry, it’s a pertinent reminder of the battles that have been fought before, and need to be fought again.