Title Bloomer girls : women baseball pioneers / Debra A. Shattuck.

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Description	1 online resource (xiii, 307 pages).
	text file
Series	Sport and society
	Sport and society.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Creating a National Pastime; 2. 1865-1879: Contesting a National Pastime; 3. 1865-1879: Commodifying a National Pastime; 4. The 1880s: Molding Manly Men and Disappearing Women; 5. The 1890s: New Women, Bloomer Girls, and the Old Ball Game; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author.
Summary	This work documents the transformation of America's national pastime from a gender-neutral sport into a highly-gendered 'man's game.'
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Subject	Women baseball players -- United States.
	Women baseball players.
	United States.
	Women baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
Genre/Form	Biographies.
	Electronic books.
	Biographies.
Other Form:	Print version: Shattuck, Debra A. Bloomer girls. Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2016] 9780252040375 (DLC) 2016007026
ISBN	9780252098796 (electronic book)
	025209879X (electronic book)
	0252040376
	9780252040375
	9780252040375 (hardcover alkaline paper)