The 1913 New York Female Giants and the Battle for Gender Equality in Sports

1913 - NY Female Giants baseball team

In 1913 Ida Schnall (1888–1973) organized a team for women who loved baseball. For most of them the team wasn’t about mounting a crusade for gender equality in sports—they just wanted to play ball. But to do so they had to overcome stiff opposition. The New York Times of Tuesday,… Continue reading