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Oct 2022
35m 25s

A League of Their Own

Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo
About this episode
In this week's Lambie, Tess "swings" into the history of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League that came out of World War II. From the ridiculous rules in terms of their outfits to etiquette, to how this experience regardless of the strictness, changed these women's lives forever, we honor this time in history, and for women, with a quick and f ... Show More
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