women in baseball

Question 1

How many teams were featured in the first season of the women's baseball league?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 2

Who was the first Black American to play Major League Baseball?

Accepted Answer

Jackie Robinson

Question 3

Which of the following was forbidden for female players in public?

Accepted Answer

pants

Question 4

How did the women typically come from working-class backgrounds?

Accepted Answer

They grew up playing softball and baseball

Question 5

What was one of the requirements for women on the teams besides playing baseball?

Accepted Answer

etiquette lessons

Question 6

What ultimately led to the decline of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League?

Accepted Answer

TV coverage of men's baseball

Question 7

How did Mary Ann Pawzun get started playing for the Junior Belles?

Accepted Answer

her dad encouraged her to try out

Question 8

What was the primary reason for creating a women's baseball league in 1943?

Accepted Answer

To allow women to act like ladies while playing like men

Question 9

What type of ball did the women initially play with?

Accepted Answer

softball

Question 10

What kind of uniforms did the female players wear?

Accepted Answer

skirts with shorts underneath

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