A league of Chicago’s Own: The other women’s pro league of the 1940s
Curious City · WBEZ Chicago
July 23, 20256m 42s
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Show Notes
There was the Rockford Peaches, women’s pro baseball team of the 1940s that was celebrated in the movie "A League of Their Own." But there was also a pro softball league at the time that had Chicago fans going wild.