PBS Origins | How History Ignored Women in Baseball @pbsorigins | Uploaded 21 hours ago | Updated 1 hour ago
Did you know that women have been playing baseball for nearly as long as men? Despite this rich history, we don’t typically think of baseball as a women’s sport. So who are the women who first broke the gender barrier, and who are the women pushing the sport forward today?
In The Margins is a series that covers the history they didn’t teach in school, exploring obscure, yet captivating tales that offer unique insights into their time and place.
*Note this video was re-uploaded to correct an error in the credits.
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Shoutout to our Subject Matter Expert, Veronica Alvarez, whose personal experiences as a woman in baseball were essential in telling this story.
Keep up with the Women's National Team: usabaseball.com/team/womens
Read more about the women of the Negro Leagues:
baseballhall.org/discover/baseball-history/toni-stone-connie-morgan-and-mamie-johnson-blazed-trail-for-women-in-negro-leagues#:~:text=Toni%20Stone%2C%20Connie%20Morgan%20and,Leagues%20%7C%20Baseball%20Hall%20of%20Fame
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Did you know that women have been playing baseball for nearly as long as men? Despite this rich history, we don’t typically think of baseball as a women’s sport. So who are the women who first broke the gender barrier, and who are the women pushing the sport forward today?
In The Margins is a series that covers the history they didn’t teach in school, exploring obscure, yet captivating tales that offer unique insights into their time and place.
*Note this video was re-uploaded to correct an error in the credits.
*****
PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG
*****
Shoutout to our Subject Matter Expert, Veronica Alvarez, whose personal experiences as a woman in baseball were essential in telling this story.
Keep up with the Women's National Team: usabaseball.com/team/womens
Read more about the women of the Negro Leagues:
baseballhall.org/discover/baseball-history/toni-stone-connie-morgan-and-mamie-johnson-blazed-trail-for-women-in-negro-leagues#:~:text=Toni%20Stone%2C%20Connie%20Morgan%20and,Leagues%20%7C%20Baseball%20Hall%20of%20Fame
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Subscribe to PBS Origins so you never miss an episode! / @pbsorigins
And keep up with In the Margins and PBS Origins on:
Facebook: / pbsdigitalstudios
Instagram: www.instagram.com/pbsds
