Billie Jean King macht mit 82 Jahren ihren College-Abschluss

Billie Jean King wird am Montag an der Cal State LA ihren Bachelor of Arts in Geschichte entgegennehmen. Die 82-jährige Tennis-Ikone hatte die Universität 1964 verlassen, um ihre Profikarriere zu verfolgen. Sie wird zudem die Festrede bei der Zeremonie im Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles halten.

King wurde 1961 an der Universität immatrikuliert und brach ihr Studium drei Jahre später ab, um sich auf Tennis zu konzentrieren. Die verbleibenden Leistungspunkte erwarb sie im Fernstudium, während sie für ihre Karriere auf Reisen war. Das Studienprogramm umfasste Themen wie die LGBT-Politikgeschichte in den Vereinigten Staaten sowie die Geschichte der Frauen und Geschlechter in Lateinamerika.

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