Renée Richards [SEP] occupation
Renée Richards
Renée Richards (born August 19, 1934) is an American ophthalmologist and former tennis player who had some success on the professional circuit in the 1970s, and became widely known following male-to-female sex reassignment surgery, when she fought to compete as a woman in the 1976 US Open.
The United States Tennis Association began that year requiring genetic screening for female players. She challenged that policy, and the New York Supreme Court ruled in her favor, a landmark case in transgender rights. As
John Ames (writer)
John Ames is an American writer and educator. His works include co-authorship with Renée Richards of two biographies: "Second Serve: The Renée Richards Story", which was adapted for television as "Second Serve" starring Vanessa Redgrave; and "No Way Renée: The Second Half of My Notorious Life". Ames has been on the faculty of Santa Fe Community College, in Gainesville, FL, for more than 30 years, where he is a professor of English.
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