A League of Their Own
History Through Film Analysis Paper
Anna Tanner
United States History Since 1865 Dr. Kara Smith
December 1, 2013
Throughout history women have stepped up to whatever challenge was place before them. In the movie "A League of Their Own", women stepped up to the home plate of the baseball diamond in an effort to save the game of baseball, while the male players were overseas fighting in World War II. Most viewers have more than likely never noticed or appreciated the history in this movie. However, over the course of a history class and after doing lots of research for an assignment, one can now watch the movie from a totally different perspective.
In 1992 director Penny Marshall released the movie "A League of Their Own". This film is about the first season of professional women's baseball. "The main characters are Dottie played by Geena Davis, Kit played by Lori Petty, and Jimmy Dugan played by Tom Hanks.
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