Association meeting. Amira rose davis is a professed or professor of history at Penn State College in pennsylvania and is working on a book about the lives and labors of women athletes in the age of jim crow. Thanks for joining us on American History tv. Thanks for having me. Let me begin with your book, expected to be published in about a year. What have you learned so far . So many things. I started the project asking, is there a long history of black women in sports . I found more than i expected to find. There wasnt any archive labeled history of black women in sports. By the time i pieced it together, i would say i got started by finding three women who played baseball in the negro leagues in the 1950s. It was a remarkable story. They played with the man. One things that stuck out about that story was that the owner who had brought in these black women to play against the men said he had something called the gal file, where women and young girls were writing in to request tryouts.
History podcast. Find it now where you listen to podcasts. Professor Amira Rose Davis examines the history of africanamerican women in sports, including women who played baseball in the negro leagues in the 1950s, and women who participated in olympic sports. This interview was recorded at the annual American Historical Association meeting. Is a Amira Rose Davis professed or professor of history at Penn State College in pennsylvania and is working on a book about the lives and labors of women athletes in the age of jim crow. Thanks for joining us on American History tv. Professor davis thanks for having me. Steve let me begin with your book, expected to be published in about a year. What have you learned so far . Professor davis so many things. I started the project asking, is there a long history of black women in sports . I found more than i expected to find. There wasnt any archive labeled history of black women in sports. By the time i pieced it together, i would say i got started
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