Have you ever wondered if and when a woman might become the first to play alongside the men in Major League Baseball?
Well what if we told you, that day has already happened…
Allow us to introduce you to our next wonderful guest, Bob Kendrick.
Bob is the President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and host of the award winning Serius XM podcast Black Diamonds.
In this episode, Bob shares the illustrious history of The Negro Leagues, the great story of how the NLBM came about and a variety of partnerships and brand initiatives that have been keeping the Negro Leagues at the forefront of Baseball and American history.
Together, we dive into the stories of the first female ball players to ever play professional baseball; Toni Stone, Connie Morgan and Mammie Peanut Johnson in addition to the first female ball club owner, Effa Manley.
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) is the world's only museum, dedicated to preserving and celebrating the rich history of African-American baseball and its impact on the social advancement of America.
To learn more about the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, visit www.nlbm.com
We hope you enjoy this episode! Please take 10 seconds to give us a 5 ⭐️ rating and a short written review! That will help our podcast tremendously by allowing other likeminded listeners to find us!
If you'd like to support the Women's Sports Museum, click here!
Have a game changer you'd like to hear on our podcast?
Email us at: podcast@womenssportsmuseum.org
You can follow The Women's Sports Museum on Instagram @womenssportsmuseum
Have you ever wondered if and when a woman might become the first to play alongside the men in Major League Baseball?
Well what if we told you, that day has already happened…
Allow us to introduce you to our next wonderful guest, Bob Kendrick.
Bob is the President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and host of the award winning Serius XM podcast Black Diamonds.
In this episode, Bob shares the illustrious history of The Negro Leagues, the great story of how the NLBM came about and a variety of partnerships and brand initiatives that have been keeping the Negro Leagues at the forefront of Baseball and American history.
Together, we dive into the stories of the first female ball players to ever play professional baseball; Toni Stone, Connie Morgan and Mammie Peanut Johnson in addition to the first female ball club owner, Effa Manley.
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) is the world's only museum, dedicated to preserving and celebrating the rich history of African-American baseball and its impact on the social advancement of America.
To learn more about the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, visit www.nlbm.com
We hope you enjoy this episode! Please take 10 seconds to give us a 5 ⭐️ rating and a short written review! That will help our podcast tremendously by allowing other likeminded listeners to find us!
If you'd like to support the Women's Sports Museum, click here!
Have a game changer you'd like to hear on our podcast?
Email us at: podcast@womenssportsmuseum.org
You can follow The Women's Sports Museum on Instagram @womenssportsmuseum