League of Their Own
League of Their Own
Baseball has always been seen as a man’s sport. Its early origins were strictly male players with no mention over of females being involved. But what happens when there are men that are away at war and baseball must continue forward? The movie A League of Their Own depicts the time during WWII when men were off defending the country and baseball continued forward with the AAGPBL. The league did a number of things for women, but raising the bar on equality seemed to be the most prominent.
The Second World War is beginning, and female baseball players are being drafted for the All American girls Baseball League, in an attempt to save the sport. This seemed like a great chance for the farm girls to escape from their unpleasant reality of lower class street life. To some, baseball seems the only easy option, especially for the two main character Dottie and Kit. Two sisters that plaid
for the dairy farm team they worked for. Dottie was happy being at the dairy farm awaiting the return of her husband and living out her life there. However, like most women of the time, Kit wanted to escape the daily life she had and wanted to get out and make something of their lives, baseball was their calling. The scout decides to bring the girls