A League of Their Own: Inside Baseball
Podcast |
Pop DNA
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
History
Movies
TV & Film
Categories Via RSS |
TV & Film
Publication Date |
Apr 15, 2023
Episode Duration |
01:06:54

We're continuing our discussion of A League of Their Own with a look inside the real All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) and a few of the real women who played in the league over its 12 seasons. We also analyze how accurately the movie and TV series portrayed the realities of the league.

Check out our recommended reading list below for our sources and further background on the history.

Recommended Reading:

This 2018 perspec-flash-women-baseball-wrigley-0624-20180612-story.html">Chicago Tribune article offers lots of valuable background

The Hidden Queer History Behind A League of Their Own

Official League profile of the Rockford Peaches

Rockford Peaches official website

LA Times profile of Maybelle Blair

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