Research Notes for Women at Play - Barbara Gregorich - Bog

This eye-opening collection of original author research materials on women pioneers in sports excites baseball fans and historians as well as English teachers and all those interested in the untold stories of women - in this case, of women who defied all odds, played baseball, and made history.
- Maud Nelson, the single most important person in the history of women in baseball, ended her 50-year career in 1934 - but not before finding
- Rose Gacioch, the 18-year-old pitcher/outfielder who hit inside-the-park home runs and then went on to join the Rockford Peaches of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Through original newspaper and magazine articles as well as government reports, Volume 3 of Research Notes for Women at Play brings to life triumphs at home and tragedy abroad.
These fascinating baseball stories from the past are primary source materials for English teachers and all those interested in women in sports.