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Baseball At Fresh Air Camp In Hubbard Oregon

from Mennonite Church USA Archives

• BenESutter said:

  This picture is a great baseball action shot, but it's also remarkable because it shows a group of all girls playing the game.

• Mennonite Church USA Archives said:

  Thanks for your comment, Ben. A good observation about this photograph! I wonder whether the WWII era All American Girls Professional Baseball League made baseball a more "acceptable" sport for women and girls, even in Mennonite circles. It would be fascinating to look at the yearbooks of Mennonite colleges and schools from the same time period to see whether girls' / women's baseball and softball teams were common.