Origins Ep.018 | All American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL)
Mar 18, 2021 ·
38m 17s
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It's ladies night this week on Origins! This week on another Group Chat Episode, Origin’s Host Ben Smith is joined by an all female crew to help tell the story...
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It's ladies night this week on Origins! This week on another Group Chat Episode, Origin’s Host Ben Smith is joined by an all female crew to help tell the story of the All American Girls Baseball League. The AAGPBL is one of the most interesting moments in the history of Baseball and may best be known as the league from the 1992 film "A League Of Their Own."
When the United States got involved in WW2, women were left to take over jobs across the country for the men who are now serving in the armed forces, and one of those jobs was as a professional baseball player. Learn about the league that ran for 11 years and helped keep up moral here in the states at a tough time in our nations history.
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When the United States got involved in WW2, women were left to take over jobs across the country for the men who are now serving in the armed forces, and one of those jobs was as a professional baseball player. Learn about the league that ran for 11 years and helped keep up moral here in the states at a tough time in our nations history.
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