Hidden Heroes brings to light the struggles and triumphs of key figures whose stories have been lost in time. Discover whose calculations launched the US space ships. Learn whose pen brought down an oil empire. Explore whose heroic flights helped win World War II. Activists, journalists, mathematicians, pilots, and even baseball players all had an impact on society. Their names may not be well known today, but their contributions still resonate. Uncover their lives and legacies in Hidden Heroes.
A picture book biography about Lizzie Murphy, the first woman to play in a major league exhibition game and the first person to play on both the New England and American leagues' all-star teams.
When eighteen-year-old Jill Cafferty makes history as the first woman to be signed by a major league team, she goes head-to-head against coaches, players, and fans who are determined to keep baseball an all-male sport.
Mo'ne Davis, a national baseball star in 2014 at age thirteen, shares her journey to becoming the first girl ever to pitch a shutout in the Little League World Series.
Provides a biography of Dottie Kamenshek who played first base for the Rockford Peaches in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1940s and 1950s as featured in the movie "A League of Their Own." Includes statistics, black-and-white photographs, a timeline, and a glossary.
Chronicles the life and baseball career of Joyce Westerman, detailing her accomplishments both on and off the field. Details the events that led up to her playing for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and outlines her impact on the world of women's sports. Includes black-and-white photographs.
Explores the role women have played in baseball throughout history, describing their role as fans, amateur players, pro players, umpires, owners, executives, and sportswriters.
Alphabetically profiles over 600 members of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from the 1940s and the 1950s. Notes their places of birth, heights, weights, positions, teams played for, and complete career statistics. Also includes photographs and post-baseball career notes for some players.
When the male professional baseball players are called away to war in 1943, Jimmy Dugan takes on the task of coaching a team in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
