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

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” brou...

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Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser:
Great Courses, The, Markusen, Bruce
Weitere Verfasser:
Markusen, Bruce (SchauspielerIn)
Format:
Elektronisch Film
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses, 2019.
Kanopy Streaming, 2020.
Zusammenfassung:
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.
Umfang:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
video file MPEG-4 Flash
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Anmerkungen:
Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
Format Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Schlagworte:
Physical education and training.
Education films.
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