women's rights movement

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Riggs knew what he was doing in challenging King, a player whose public figure was tied into the ever-growing women's rights movement.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Fifty years ago, Billie Jean King won the “Battle of the Sexes,” inspiring women to pursue their dreams and giving muscle to the women’s rights movement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025

The resulting court case was a major milestone for the women’s rights movement.

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2024

And they moved to Seneca Falls, New York, where Eunice soon found herself in the epicenter of the American women’s rights movement.

From Scientific American • Nov. 9, 2023

The damage to the women’s rights movement was also serious.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling