Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend: An Oral History of Women's Softball in America explains the development of women's softball in the United States as it relates to women's status in society as a whole. I conducted a series of interviews with some of the most influential women in the sport and in women's sports in general. Through traditional historical research as well as the interviews, I illustrated how the status of women in softball reflected the status of women in society as a whole. I felt it was important for the stories of those who blazed the trail for their successors to be heard.Honors CollegeThesis (B.S.
This thesis provides a history of the National Baseball Congress (NBC) tournament in Wichita, Kansas...
Due to dominant gender ideology, the body has become a site for personal and political power struggl...
This paper examines the ways in which classed and gendered ideologies in the novel Little Women repr...
In the 1920s, women’s semi-professional baseball teams known as Bloomer Girls were a popular form of...
The All American Girls Professional Baseball League was the only formal professional baseball league...
This thesis aims to research the opportunities given to women within sports, and perceptions around ...
This work investigates the women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and their de...
The war years of the 1940’s saw unprecedented numbers of women entering the public realm in numerous...
An academic transformation is underway in universities across the United States in an attempt to int...
Almost one year ago, I proposed the idea for a Think Pink event for Ball State Softball.In my mind's...
Baseball is a reflection of America (Briley, 1992). The game is immersed in traditions. Many of thes...
My thesis focuses on the All American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Specifically, I e...
This discussion is limited to the development of gifted women, centering on Karen Arnold, Kathleen N...
This dissertation examines the experience of former collegiate football hostesses and presents an au...
Title IX has had a monumental impact on the development of women’s opportunities in sports. I conduc...
This thesis provides a history of the National Baseball Congress (NBC) tournament in Wichita, Kansas...
Due to dominant gender ideology, the body has become a site for personal and political power struggl...
This paper examines the ways in which classed and gendered ideologies in the novel Little Women repr...
In the 1920s, women’s semi-professional baseball teams known as Bloomer Girls were a popular form of...
The All American Girls Professional Baseball League was the only formal professional baseball league...
This thesis aims to research the opportunities given to women within sports, and perceptions around ...
This work investigates the women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and their de...
The war years of the 1940’s saw unprecedented numbers of women entering the public realm in numerous...
An academic transformation is underway in universities across the United States in an attempt to int...
Almost one year ago, I proposed the idea for a Think Pink event for Ball State Softball.In my mind's...
Baseball is a reflection of America (Briley, 1992). The game is immersed in traditions. Many of thes...
My thesis focuses on the All American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Specifically, I e...
This discussion is limited to the development of gifted women, centering on Karen Arnold, Kathleen N...
This dissertation examines the experience of former collegiate football hostesses and presents an au...
Title IX has had a monumental impact on the development of women’s opportunities in sports. I conduc...
This thesis provides a history of the National Baseball Congress (NBC) tournament in Wichita, Kansas...
Due to dominant gender ideology, the body has become a site for personal and political power struggl...
This paper examines the ways in which classed and gendered ideologies in the novel Little Women repr...