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Vassar has First female Base ball club?

Salience Noteworthy
Tags Females
City/State/Country: Poughkeepsie, NY, United States
Game Base Ball
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Youth
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The Vassar Encyclopedia (online) cites a letter from a Vassar student in 1866 saying she'd joined one of the base ball clubs on the college. The encyclopedia suggest the club might have been the Laurels or the Abenakis. Several sources claim this is the first verified proof of a female base ball club.

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The Vassar Encyclopedia

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Submitted by Bruce Allardice



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