Women Playing Baseball Film Analysis

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Sweat poured down her head as she trudged straight towards home plate, the bottom of the ninth with the bases loaded, “Just one hit off this pitcher and we win,” thought Dottie. The first strike whizzed past her resembling the morning paperboy on his bike rushing to beat the heat. The pressure of winning this game built up in Dottie’s chest. She felt her heart clamoring to escape just as soon as she heard the silence ring in her ears, a deafening bat splitting crack awakened the silence. The crowd roared for her to run and she did just that.
This is just a glimpse into the excitement the women of the first All American Women’s Baseball league went through during World War Two. What are not illustrated above are the negative aspects of women playing baseball. A good portion of Americans gender stereotyped women to be in the kitchen, taking care of …show more content…

The women wanted their baseball league to continue for years, but before that happened they hit some hurdles. The movie has a specific scene that clearly illustrates the hurdles these women faced to have their league stay. This scene is in the beginning in the midst of the female baseball team recruitment. The players were chosen based off not only beauty but also talent. Beauty came first. A prime example of this is when recruiter Ernie Capadino scouted out Marla Hooch from Fort Collins, Co. Hooch played baseball very well, but once Capadino saw what she looked like, he immediately knew she could not try-out just because of her looks. After some convincing from Dottie Hinson and Kit Hinson, Hooch is able to travel to Chicago to try-out for the team. After try-outs the girls have to be fitted for their new uniforms. These uniforms are short dresses with shorts underneath. A lot of protest from the girls explodes, but the head director Ira Lowenstein tells the girls they cannot play in the league without wearing this uniform and taking an etiquette

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