Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History — Season 1, Episode 7: Battle of the Sexes

Episode synopsis

Billie Jean King’s win against Bobby Riggs in their famous tennis match was a galvanizing moment for the women’s movement and ushered in music that delivered messages of female empowerment.

About Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History

Explore the music tied to iconic moments in history, from the March on Washington to the riots at Stonewall, to the moon landing to Hurricane Katrina.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
• E2September 11th
• E3Kent State & The Vietnam War
• E4Hurricane Katrina
• E5The Fall of the Berlin Wall
• E6The Moon Landing
• E8The Stonewall Riots