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Mills, Brett D. – 1994
This paper reviews the literature on women's baseball prior to the establishment of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League by P. K. Wrigley in 1943. Around the turn of the century, women had fewer opportunities for participation in sports and long standing stereotypes permeated the thoughts and ideals of society with respect to women…
Descriptors: Baseball, Clubs, College Athletics, Cultural Context
Lapchick, Richard E. – 2003
This is the 12th issue of the "Racial and Gender Report Card," which assesses hiring practices of women and people of color in U.S. professional and amateur sports and sporting organizations. It considers the composition of players, coaches, and front office/athletic department employees in the leading sports organizations. Each organization is…
Descriptors: Athletes, Athletic Coaches, Baseball, Basketball