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The All-American Girls After the AAGPBL

How Playing Pro Ball Shaped Their Lives

By: Kat D. Williams

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The All-American Girls After the AAGPBL

How Playing Pro Ball Shaped Their Lives

By: Kat D. Williams

The hit 1992 film A League of Their Own made the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League famous. But the players' stories remain largely untold. The 600 women who played for the AAGPBL through the 1940s and 1950s enjoyed a rare opportunity to lead independent lives as well-paid professional athletes. Their experiences in the league led many to education and careers they never imagined. As teachers, coaches and role models, they strove to broaden the horizons of girls and young women. Many continued to be involved in athletics, supporting the efforts leading to Title IX and the women's sports revolution. Today, they are dedicated to preserving the history of women in baseball and creating opportunities for girls to play.

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McFarland

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0786472359

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9780786472352

Isabel Lefty Alvarez

The Improbable Life of a Cuban American Baseball Star

By: Kat D. Williams

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Isabel Lefty Alvarez

The Improbable Life of a Cuban American Baseball Star

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Kat D. Williams traces Isabel "Lefty" Alvarez's life from her childhood in Cuba, where she played baseball with the boys on the streets of El Cerro, to her reinvention as a professional baseball player and American citizen. Isabel "Lefty" Alvarez gives the reader a look into Alvarez's young life in Cuba during the turbulent years leading up to Castro's revolution, as political differences tore families apart. Alvarez came to the United States at fifteen, speaking no English, and experienced the challenge of immigration as her mother pushed her to become a professional athlete in her newly adopted country. Through all the changes and upheaval, Alvarez found acceptance and success as a player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, where she was called "the Rascal of El Cerro." After the league ended, Alvarez struggled with an undiagnosed learning disability that limited her options. She persevered and reinvented herself as a factory worker but later battled alcoholism and depression until baseball returned to her life and she was able to reconnect with her former teammates and become part of the active community of former players. Alvarez's life story illustrates the struggle and strength of a young Latina immigrant and the importance of sport to her transition to her new country and her enduring identity.

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U of Nebraska Press

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Isabel Lefty Alvarez

The Improbable Life of a Cuban American Baseball Star

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The Improbable Life of a Cuban American Baseball Star

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The All-American Girls After the AAGPBL

How Playing Pro Ball Shaped Their Lives

By: Kat D. Williams

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How Playing Pro Ball Shaped Their Lives

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0786472359

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9780786472352

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The All-American Girls After the AAGPBL

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Isabel Lefty Alvarez

Isabel Lefty Alvarez

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