Women's History Month Featured Leader: Martina Navratilova

In March, we’re featuring an influential woman every day in honor of Women’s History Month.
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Today we’re celebrating:

Martina Navratilova

Tennis player and activist (1956 – present)

• Selected as the greatest female tennis player by “Tennis” magazine in 2005 for the years 1965 through 2005
• Ranked number one female tennis player in the world seven years in a row
• Won more titles than any other female tennis player in history
• Trailblazer for navigating fame as an openly gay athlete in the 1980s and ‘90s
• Social activist for animal rights, gay rights, and underserved children