STUDENT: Lauren Sciabbarrasi

PROJECT ADVISOR: James Hart

ABSTRACT

This short video takes a trip to September 20th 1973. 30,472 pile into the in the Houston Astrodome to witness history, and 90 million others tune in nation and worldwide. The stage is set for one of the biggest battles in sports history: The Battle of the Sexes between Billie Jean King (29) and Bobby Riggs (55). This event was more than an iconic tennis match. King used this match as a springboard to highlight the unfair treatment of women in athletics, and other inequality concerns.