Billie Jean King tar examen vid 82 års ålder

Billie Jean King tar på måndag sin kandidatexamen i historia vid Cal State LA. Den 82-åriga tennisstjärnan lämnade universitetet 1964 för att satsa på sin professionella karriär. Hon kommer även att hålla ett huvudanförande vid ceremonin i Shrine Auditorium i Los Angeles.

King antogs till universitetet 1961 och hoppade av tre år senare för att fokusera på tennisen. Hon har läst in de återstående poängen på distans under sina resor i samband med karriären. Kursinnehållet har bland annat omfattat ämnen som HBTQ-politisk historia i USA samt latinamerikanska kvinnors och genus historia.

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