• 113: Sports & Gender -- "A League of Their Own" (Summary of Episode)

  • May 14 2024
  • Length: 4 mins
  • Podcast
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113: Sports & Gender -- "A League of Their Own" (Summary of Episode)

  • Summary

  • We will examine, through an organizational lens, one of the great sports comedies of the late 20th century, A League of Their Own, directed by Penny Marshall. The movie tells the story of how the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League formed through a fictionalized account of the lived experiences of the players. The movie helped inspire the growth of women’s professional team sports that began in the 1990s and continues to this day.
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