Marcenia Lyle

After a long time doing something, people get tired of doing it and eventually,so did Toni She played on lots of teams, and she was happy. So after playing baseball she got married to Aurelius Alberga, and he soon got sick. So Toni thought it was a good idea to become a nurse. She took care of her husband and he later died at the age of 103. Toni Stone died at the age of 75, of heart failure. There were many books written about her: Women in Baseball, The Forgotten History, and Women at Play, just to name a few

The All American Girl’s Professional Baseball League both challenged and reinforced traditional women’s roles. The AAGPBL only lasted for eleven years, but its effects are not forgotten. Towards the beginnings of the lead, along with the influential leaders, the players were the ones to make it famous. The AAGPBL made women athletics a possibility today and helped America to emerge to why women athletes are necessary. After the men returned from war, the league began to decline and the women were eventually forced back into being housewives and back into the households.

In his essay “Throwing like A Girl”, author James Fallows explores the fundamentals behind throwing a baseball and whether woman live up to the stereotype as being weak or valueless in the sports world. He suggests that the misconceptions of the phrase “throwing like a girl” has nothing to do with a someone’s gender but whether they’ve acquired the skill to throw a baseball. Fallows cites several sources to support his statement about females in sports.

Sports have always been a big part of my life. You can always find me watching some sort of sports on TV, especially over the weekend. One of the ideas that really was interesting and has affected me personally is the fact that there is still work to be done for woman in the workplace of athletics. Two years ago, I graduated with a college degree in Sports Marketing & Administration at Northern State University. I was one of two girls when I was there, and I struggled to find work. Even though Title IX helped woman tremendously since it first started, there is still work to be

Before we told our daughters that they could be anyone, or anything they wanted to be, we told them that they could only be what was acceptable for women to be, and that they could only do things that were considered "ladylike." It was at this time, when the nation was frenzied with the business of war, that the women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League decided that they could do and be whatever it was that they chose. These women broke free of the limitations that their family and society had set for them, and publicly broke into what had been an exclusively male sport up until that time.

Conquering the hearts of their fans, women have batted away the stereotypes that obstructed their route to success. From the stadium, a girl named Jaide Bucher, that proudly swings the bat can be easily perceived and differentiated between her teammates. Jaide has a special talent that makes her unique and that goes way beyond the rules society invented, stating that sports were made exclusively for men. She has proven many people wrong by demonstrating to them the internal strength women have woven within her veins. Jaide was born without part of her right arm; however that didn’t impede her from pursuing her dreams and inspiring people with her strong sense of confidence. She has shown the world that women should be more prominent, defying the opinions that once defined them, evading physical disabilities and growing in a field that was once dominated by

“A League of Their Own” is a very impacting movie that depicts the impact of women in sports throughout the 1940s. During this era, men were away in World War II, leaving the women to take their spots in many of their duties. Baseball had been a very well known sport throughout the country. Women playing baseball was unordinary, however it quickly grew to be very popular which led to the inauguration of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. This was a way for the women to get out, have fun, and relax with other females. The film presents several traditional gender stereotypes and female limitations in sports, some which still exist today.

From a young age, girls and boys are separated in all walks of life; none is truer than in sports, especially baseball. In 1939 Little League Baseball was founded for anyone between the ages of 5 and 18; leading with their motto Courage, Character, and Loyalty. This idea of courage was especially true in the year 1950, when Kathryn Johnston tucker her hair under her baseball cap, took on the nickname “Tubby” and posed as a boy for her local teams tryouts. It was not until after she made the team that Kathryn revealed her true identity, leaving the local league no choice but to allow her play. In just one year after that incident, the Little League regulations were changed (as too should have their motto). Their new document read out “Girls

The sports world has been a new area where women are recognized. In previous times women’s sports were almost non-existent. In schools many girl teams did not receive adequate funds for uniforms and equipment. Boys sports were much more popular, such as football or basketball. If a girl wanted to play a guy sport she would be labeled as a

Women’s sports were not always treated equally. Rader explained that “in the beginning intercollegiate sports tended to reinforce gender stereotypes,” (95). It wasn’t until the creation of Title IX, that men and women’s sports became “equal” at the college level. This allowed for more opportunities and resources for women in sports. However, men’s sports still prevail. Cahn’s article talks about how this lead to the decline of women’s leadership in sports. Today, women of color are disproportionally represented in college sports. Even though Title IX might allow for the equal treatment of women in sports, women were for so long discouraged from participating because of their gender or race that there are not enough who compete. Lastly, it is important to note that while women’s sports may be equal, the commercialization of men’s sports like football and basketball have been so predominant that the emergence of a women’s sport as something as big as football is probably never

The adverse topic of women in sports stems from society's disregard to viewing women as persons. Women were, and in other parts of the world continue to be viewed as property of men and have no significant role in society. Being allowed into the Olympics was a step in the right direction for women across the world, but it was meager attempt equality. Women were still restricted by what events they were allowed to compete in, how they were trained and coached and even limited as to what they could wear. A woman’s femininity played a large role in the way they were perceived by society; weak. Women were seen as incommensurate to men and it was something that has taken us centuries to reverse. Today, women are given the rights we should have

Women athletes can display their growing skills same as men. In athletes opposing sides agree to compete with a set of rules, and boundaries. Weather the teams are male or female should not matter. There needs to be both equal funding and opportunity for male and female athletes not matter the sports. They may be no crying in baseball, and , because base runners aren’t allowed to take leads, there are no pickoff throws, either,--no stalling. Games last seven innings, instead of nine, and can be completed in two hour. Although kempt told me she was worried that they begun to trend longer, and she was thinking about advising the coaches to limited their mound consultation as a corrective measure. Actions packed brevity is one of her main selling points in pitching the leagues to broadcasting outlets. Maybe so, but after watching several games i couldn’t help feeling drawn to pair of comets who exhibited a little laid-back swagger. In athletes opposing sides agree to complete with a set of rules and boundaries. weather the teams are male or female should not matter. Summary of the three main point are “ women athletes play with the same integrity as men, women athletes play with with the same intensity as men, women athlete can display their growing skills the same as men. How important it is us to recognize and athletes

In the last one hundred years women have made tremendous inroads in many facets of life. Of that there can be little doubt. Women may now hold jobs, own property and participate in professional sports. Today women can compete in sports, once a vestige of male domination; there is now room for women in that arena. But even today women in sports are not portrayed in the same light as their male counterparts. To a large degree this is because of today's cultural ideal of women.

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At the end of that month, millions of viewers watched the final match between USA and Japan, making it one of the most watched women’s televised sporting event in history. People started to recognize players by their first names, purchased a few jerseys, and even attend one of their victory games. However, some might wonder why audiences only see these world-class players, like Abby Wambach, who holds the international goal-scoring record—for women and men—for a few weeks every two years at the World Cup or the Olympics. But most, even those who care about equality for women, won’t consider how different these athletes’ careers are compared to those of men who do the exact same thing for a living.