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

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

Thursday, March 14, 2024, 7 p.m., via Zoom

The Zoom link will be posted the day of the program and sent out to all registrants.

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.