Women’s Tennis Pioneer Billie Jean King Tips Her Hat to Cherelle Parker for Scripting Philadelphia History

Being an advocate and a huge supporter of women in the field of sports, every big or small win truly means a lot to Billie Jean King. When she received her first paycheck, which was equal to that of a man in tennis, Billie Jean King was on cloud nine, so one can imagine her happiness when any other woman in the sport or beyond gets treated with an equal opportunity just like a man.

And today was one of those days when the tennis legend got some exciting news beyond tennis. It was about Philadelphia’s first-ever female mayor, Cherelle Parker. To share her happiness and excitement about this new opportunity for women, Billie Jean King posted about it on her official social media account.

Billie Jean King celebrates another female achievement

Cherelle Parker, who is an American politician, has been declared the 100 mayor of Philadelphia. This is the first time in the history of the city that a woman has been given this top position. Before this position, she served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for around 10 years.

This new achievement for a woman is truly amazing and surely needs to be celebrated. And one of the advocates for women’s empowerment in tennis, Billie Jean King, did not leave a chance to give this achievement a shoutout. She posted about it on her Twitter account with the caption, “On Tuesday, Cherelle Parker was sworn in as Philadelphia’s 100th mayor, the first time in history the city has a woman in the top spot.”

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She also shared a post for Cherelle Parker on her account with a picture. Well, this is not the only thing she has to celebrate today. The hockey league, backed by her support, has also taken a great kickstart, and Billie Jean King told the players to make the most of it.

BJK’s support gives the new women’s hockey league a fast start

The tennis legend Billie Jean King put together a new hockey league for women, called the Professional Women’s Hockey League. The league has brought together the top women players in the world in hockey and set up a schedule of 72 games that will be played through May.

Before the playoffs began yesterday, she visited some of these players to wish them luck and also appreciate them for coming forward and fulfilling their dreams. Billie Jean King also mentioned how this marks the birth of women’s hockey, and this moment is very special for all of them.

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