History and Highballs: Obstacles and Opportunities in 20th Century American Women’s Sports

Speaker: Mary Jo Festle, PhD, Maude Sharpe Powell Professor of History, and Distinguished University Professor, Elon University
Join us as we celebrate Women’s History Month by welcoming Professor Mary Jo Festle!
Over the course of the 20th century, female athletes experienced many ups and downs. Festle connects these experiences to other events in US history while she examines what held women’s sports back and how things have changed. Want more sports history? Visit the museum’s North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame exhibit for an in-depth look at athletes who have made an impact here in our state and beyond!
Photo Credit: All-American Girls Professional Baseball League members on April 22, 1948. Photo courtesy State Library and Archives of Florida.