Groundbreakers : celebrating 50 years of female excellence in sports.

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Title:

Groundbreakers : celebrating 50 years of female excellence in sports.

Author:

King, Billie Jean, host, onscreen participant.

Flores, Diana, onscreen participant.

Lieberman, Nancy, onscreen participant.

Kim, Chloe, 2000- onscreen participant.

Foudy, Julie, 1971- onscreen participant.

Lee, Sunisa, 2003- onscreen participant.

Joyner-Kersee, Jacqueline, 1962- onscreen participant.

Osaka, Naomi, 1997- onscreen participant.

PBS Distribution (Firm, publisher.

Summary:

Celebrate 50 years of female excellence in sports through the eyes of athletes who changed the system. Hosted by tennis legend and activist Billie Jean King, the film weaves together stories of eight icons to discuss how their own struggles and achievements shaped women's sports.

General Note:

Originally released as a motion picture in 2023.

Wide screen.

Special features: Icons That Changed the Game; The Conversation Continues. (Special features are closed captioned).

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Genre:

Nonfiction films.

Documentary films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Subject Term:

Women athletes.