Want to get up close and personal with Janet Guthrie’s 1977 Indy 500 helmet, the helmet Janet wore as the first woman to compete in the Indy 500? You can see this helmet and more at the new Billie Jean King International Women’s Sports Center opening in Manhattan.
The Women’s Sports Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of the Billie Jean King International Women’s Sports Center, including the Women’s Sports Foundation International Women’s Sports Hall of Fame. The Billie Jean King Center is housed in the all-new Sports Museum of America, the nation’s first and only interactive, multi-media all-sports experience. In the Billie Jean King Center, outstanding female athletes, coaches and those who inspire them will finally receive the tributes they deserve. Visitors will follow the path of mind, body, and soul to learn what it takes to be a female athlete. In this, the showcase of Billie Jean King’s life-long vision, visitors will come heart to heart with the stories of legends, pioneers and champions from every sport.