Opening Wed 9/1 @ 5 – 7PM
Forget A League of Their Own. Women’s baseball actually began with the creation of the Vassar College team in 1866. View the forgotten side of America’s Pastime at Linedrives & Lipstick: The Untold Story of Women’s Baseball @ Ursuline College. View 45 images and 10 objects selected from one of the world’s largest collections of baseball memorabilia. Exhibit open through Wed 10/20.
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Linedrives and Lipstick showcases many of the pioneering players, including Maggie Riley, Connie “Iron Woman” Wisniewski, and Ruth “Tex” Lessing, who garnered cheers from adoring fans—and braved critics’ jeers—as they barnstormed across the country from one game to the next. While the boys of summer remained paramount in the minds of many fans, their female counterparts played with enthusiasm and pride on teams like the All-Star Ranger Girls, Philadelphia Bobbies, Rockford Peaches, Baltimore Black Sox Colored Girls, and Racine Belles.
Wasmer Gallery — Ursuline College — 2550 Lander Rd. — Pepper Pike
http://Ursuline.edu/linedrives