Rhea celebrates Women in Baseball Week (July 21-27) with profiles of Alta Weiss, Maria Pepe, and Toni Stone, and a rundown of events and exhibits across the country that you can visit to honor, celebrate, and learn about women in baseball. Plus thoughts on BB guns, fear, decluttering, and the unsustainability of anger and sadness.

Keep track of Womens Baseball events throughout the year by following the International Womens Baseball Center on Twitter @IWBC4me and by visiting the Women in Baseball Week website: WomenInBaseballWeek.org

Read Britni de la Cretaz's profile of Maria Pepe here:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/23/maria-pepe-bfa-baseball-series-now

Read Ginny Searles profile of Toni Stone here:

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/51821/between-the-lines-toni-stone-and-bringing-women-back-to-professional-baseball/

Events Mentioned on the Episode:

*Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory: Women in Baseball Week (Louisville, KY) Runs through July 27, 2019

*The Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University (Rock Hill, South Carolina)

*Baseball For All: Nationals Tournament (Rockford, IL) July 31-August 4, 2019

*Eugene Emeralds: A League of Their Own Night (Eugene, OR) August 2, 2019

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