5/26/2023 0 Comments Bloomer Girls by Debra A. ShattuckHer fascinating social history tracks women players who organized baseball clubs for their own enjoyment and found roster spots on men's teams. Shattuck pulls from newspaper accounts and hard-to-find club archives to reconstruct a forgotten era in baseball history. |a Introduction - Creating a National Pastime - 1865-1879: Contesting a National Pastime - 1865-1879: Commodifying a National Pastime - The 1880s: Molding Manly Men and Disappearing Women - The 1890s: New Women, Bloomer Girls, and the Old Ball Game - Conclusion. |a Includes bibliographical references and index. |a xiii, 307 pages : |b illustrations |c 24 cm. |a Urbana : |b University of Illinois Press, |c |a Bloomer girls : |b women baseball pioneers / |c Debra A.
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