A comment one young woman made recently in praise of RBG was that because of her she could get a credit card in her own name. I imagine I am like most of my similar aged friends whose credit cards are in their husband's names as the primary cardholder. That's the way it had to be.
The Original 9, a group of nine women's tennis players who symbolically signed $1 contracts 30 years ago in September 1970 to help establish the first women's professional tennis tournament. Their dream was to get the same level of recognition enjoyed by their male counterparts, and their actions laid the foundation for the success of women's tennis as we know it. While there's still a ways to go for equal pay and recognition, the success of tennis stars like Serena Williams and US Open Champ Naomi Osaka is proof that their legacy lives on. "When I see them getting big checks and winning matches and seeing all the attention they get, then our dreams have come true," says Billie Jean King, a member of the Original 9. "They're living our dreams. And I love it."
