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NEW Mini Episode No. 17 – Philadelphia Blue Stockings: Women and Baseball in the 19th Century
A 144-year old hotel register from Springfield, Ohio, sends us on the trail of the fly-by-night Philadelphia Blue Stockings. The pursuit will take us through the rough-and-tumble world of late 19th century baseball as we uncover the precarious place of women in sport.
WARNING: This episode deals with sexual abuse of minors and may not be suitable for everyone.
Support your local bookstore and the podcast by buying books that inspired this episode at https://bookshop.org/shop/foundinphilly.
The post NEW Mini Episode No. 17 – Philadelphia Blue Stockings: Women and Baseball in the 19th Century first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
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A 144-year old hotel register from Springfield, Ohio, sends us on the trail of the fly-by-night Philadelphia Blue Stockings. The pursuit will take us through the rough-and-tumble world of late 19th century baseball as we uncover the precarious place of women in sport.
WARNING: This episode deals with sexual abuse of minors and may not be suitable for everyone.
Support your local bookstore and the podcast by buying books that inspired this episode at https://bookshop.org/shop/foundinphilly.
The post NEW Mini Episode No. 17 – Philadelphia Blue Stockings: Women and Baseball in the 19th Century first appeared on Found in Philadelphia.
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