Bibliograph

The belles of baseball, the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, by Nel Yomtov

Type

Label

The belles of baseball, the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, by Nel Yomtov

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 104) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The belles of baseball

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

958781219

Responsibility statement

by Nel Yomtov

Series statement

Hidden heroes

Sub title

the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

Summary

The Belles of Baseball discusses how in the 1940s and 1950s, women broke traditional gender barriers by playing professional baseball, boosting morale during World War II, and paving the way for future generations of female athletes

Table Of Contents

Play ball! -- Not for boys only -- The birth of the AAGPBL -- The rise and decline of the AAGPBL -- Jean Faut: Rhymes with "out" -- Dottie Kamenshek: Fine at first -- Doris Sams: All-star -- Dottie Collins: Strike! -- Outside the white lines

Target audience

adolescent

Classification