UGS, AMERICA THROUGH BASEBALL EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Women in 19th Century - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅- Could not vote, therefore did not have full rights
of citizenship
- First wave feminism -> Seneca Falls Convention (1848)
- Leaders: Susan B. Anthony, Victoria Woodhull, etc.
Why did women not participate in baseball? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Fear that sports would harm
women's health and prevent childbearing. Instead, they were expected to support men.
Women saw opportunities to play ___________ & ____________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Tennis,
Cycling
What led to multiple bans on women's sports? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Injuries
How early did women play college baseball? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1866
1898 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Lizzie Arlington signed a Minor League contract
1920 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅19th Amendment is passed
1931 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Jackie Mitchell pitched for AA Chattanooga
What is Jackie Mitchell famous for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Striking out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
at an exhibition game in 1931.
What happened after Jackie Mitchell pitched at the exhibition game? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis voided her contract and stated baseball was
"too strenuous" for women.
, When did Mitchell retire? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1937, declined to participate in AAGPBL
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Created by Cubs
owner Philip Wrigley in 1943
How many teams did they initially have? What was the total amount over the history? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅4 teams, 15 teams
When did AAGPBL end? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1954
What was the record for attendance for AAGPBL? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅10,000, July 4 double-
header, 1946
1950s - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Return to "Cult of Domesticity"
AAGPBL Rules - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅- Women expected to maintain feminine appearance
- Could not smoke or drink, unless limited at after-game meal
- Baseball skirts 6 inches above the knee minimum
- No obscene languages
What AAGPBL season peaked with attendance? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Over 90,000 in 1948
What contributed to the folding of the AAGPBL league? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Return of MLB
players after WW2
Could girls play baseball in school in early 1900s? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅True
Bloomer Girls - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅- Played into the 1920s
- 3/4 length pants to protest against society
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Women in 19th Century - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅- Could not vote, therefore did not have full rights
of citizenship
- First wave feminism -> Seneca Falls Convention (1848)
- Leaders: Susan B. Anthony, Victoria Woodhull, etc.
Why did women not participate in baseball? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Fear that sports would harm
women's health and prevent childbearing. Instead, they were expected to support men.
Women saw opportunities to play ___________ & ____________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Tennis,
Cycling
What led to multiple bans on women's sports? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Injuries
How early did women play college baseball? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1866
1898 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Lizzie Arlington signed a Minor League contract
1920 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅19th Amendment is passed
1931 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Jackie Mitchell pitched for AA Chattanooga
What is Jackie Mitchell famous for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Striking out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
at an exhibition game in 1931.
What happened after Jackie Mitchell pitched at the exhibition game? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis voided her contract and stated baseball was
"too strenuous" for women.
, When did Mitchell retire? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1937, declined to participate in AAGPBL
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Created by Cubs
owner Philip Wrigley in 1943
How many teams did they initially have? What was the total amount over the history? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅4 teams, 15 teams
When did AAGPBL end? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1954
What was the record for attendance for AAGPBL? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅10,000, July 4 double-
header, 1946
1950s - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Return to "Cult of Domesticity"
AAGPBL Rules - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅- Women expected to maintain feminine appearance
- Could not smoke or drink, unless limited at after-game meal
- Baseball skirts 6 inches above the knee minimum
- No obscene languages
What AAGPBL season peaked with attendance? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Over 90,000 in 1948
What contributed to the folding of the AAGPBL league? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Return of MLB
players after WW2
Could girls play baseball in school in early 1900s? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅True
Bloomer Girls - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅- Played into the 1920s
- 3/4 length pants to protest against society
