Media coverage and depiction of the sporting woman in the All-American Girls' Baseball League 1943-1954 : typescript, [1992-2004? / Jennifer Hightower]. [1992-2004]

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Media coverage and depiction of the sporting woman in the All-American Girls' Baseball League 1943-1954 : typescript, [1992-2004? / Jennifer Hightower]. [1992-2004]

The paper describes the rise and fall of the AAGPBL, concentrating on contemporary media coverage of the league.

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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

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The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was a professional women's baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley, which existed from 1943 to 1954. The AAGPBL is the forerunner of women's professional league sports in the United States. Over 600 women played in the league, which eventually consisted of 10 teams located in the American Midwest. With the entry of the United States into World War II, several major league baseball executives started a new professional league wit...

Hightower, Jennifer.

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