Play Ball! The Rise of Baseball as America’s Pastime. Episode 11, The Role of Women in Baseball's Early Days.

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FilmPublisher number: 7484543 | KanopyPublisher: The Great Courses, 2019Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2020Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:

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Bruce MarkusenSummary: First, examine the role of women in baseball as spectators whose presence was expected to prevent coarse behavior by male fans. Then, explore how colleges like Vassar allowed a select number of 19th-century women to play baseball without scorn. Finally, consider the changes that the “new woman” brought, both in the stands and on the field.

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Bruce Markusen

Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2019.

First, examine the role of women in baseball as spectators whose presence was expected to prevent coarse behavior by male fans. Then, explore how colleges like Vassar allowed a select number of 19th-century women to play baseball without scorn. Finally, consider the changes that the “new woman” brought, both in the stands and on the field.

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