A game of their own
Subtitle: voices of contemporary women in baseball
By: Jennifer Ring
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 353
ISBN-13: 9780803244801
Subjects: Women baseball players; Baseball for women; Softball for women
Description: A Game of Their Own chronicles the largely invisible history of women in baseball and offers an account of the 2010 Women's World Cup tournament. Jennifer Ring includes oral histories of eleven members of the U.S. Women's National Team, from the moment each player picked up a bat and ball as a young girl to her selection for Team USA. Each story is unique, but they share common themes that will resonate with young female players and fans alike: facing skepticism and taunts from players and parents when taking the batter's box or the pitcher's mound, self-doubt, the unceasing pressure to switch to softball, and eventual acceptance by their baseball teammates as they prove themselves as ballplayers. These racially, culturally, and economically diverse players from across the country have ignored the message that their love of the national pastime is "wrong." Their stories come alive as they recount their battles and most memorable moments playing baseball - the joys of exceeding expectations and the pleasure of honing baseball skills and talent despite the lack of support.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-342) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. Baseball and American Women. 1. The Dream and Its Challenges; title: 2. Cary, 2010; title: 3. From Cary to Caracas; title: Part 2. The Veterans. 4. Tamara Holmes; title: 5. Donna Mills; title: 6. Jenny Dalton Hill; title: Part 3. Softball and Baseball Players. 7. Tara Harbert; title: 8. Veronica Alvarez; title: 9. Sarah Gascon; title: 10. Jenna Marston; title: Part 4. Baseball Girls. 11. Malaika Underwood; title: 12. Marti Sementelli; title: 13. Lilly Jacobson; title: 14. Meggie Meidlinger; title: Part 5. Gender Segregation, Equality, and Women's Baseball. 15. America's Team; title: 16. Grassroots Women's Baseball; title: 17. USA Baseball.