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Women at Play: The Story of Women in Baseball

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In researching a different area of baseball history, I was led to this outstanding volume as one of the most reliable and succinct sources on the larger-than-life Maud Nelson. But that was just the beginning...most historians are aware of Nelson and Alta Weiss, but this volume educates the reader on an absolutely fascinating perspective on the national pasttime. Highly readable and impeccably documented, Women At Play is a must-have for any baseball historian.

When "Girls At Play" appeared in 1993, very few women were involved with baseball research. Author Barbara Gregorich set the bar high -- solid research, engaging stories, and a literate, baseball-loving style. And, in the years since, the book has held up....Jean Hastings Ardell

Gregorich was a pioneer in scholarship on women's relationship to our National Pastime. Her book was the first to capture the scope of women's involvement in baseball. Other books had mentioned women players and umpires, but Gregorich was the first to provide a full-length treatment of the subject. The book provides brief highlights of over a dozen players, three female umpires and several teams spanning a period from the late nineteenth century through the 1990s. The book is aimed at general readers. It has an index but no footnotes or bibliography. It's an enjoyable read and will appeal to young and old alike.

Ordered this book on Dec 24th 2009 - still not shipped as of Jan 25th 2010. No explanation given - only several revised shipping dates. Poor customer relations!