The Belles of the Ballgame

What is the setting (where and when) of The Belles of the Ballgame?

• America during World War II

• America during the Civil War

• India during the 1950's

How did World War II change life in the USA?

• Americans did not have food or money.

• Men had to go fight, so women had to take their place in the workplace.

• Aliens took over the world.

What sport does The Belles of the Ballgame focus on?

• Basketball

• Football

• Baseball

Since men were fighting overseas, baseball owners decided to create ______________.

• All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

• A new game called wiffle-ball

• The Men's Professional Baseball League

What can we infer (guess) about this sentence:

"The women players’ athletic skills were as strong as the men’s."

• The women players were not good.

• The women players were just as good as men players.

• Men players are better.

Which details supports the idea that women were just as good as men at playing baseball?

• They hit home runs and played through injuries.

• The year was 1942.

• Americans looked for an enjoyable activity to distract them.

What can we infer from this paragraph?

"But they had different requirements. In addition to their duties on the field, the players had to follow a code of conduct. They took classes on how to walk, speak, dress, and apply makeup."

• Women players did not know how to walk or speak.

• Women players faced sexism and were treated differently.

• All women like wearing makeup and wearing skirts.

What do these sentences demonstrate?

"The war ended in 1945. Yet attendance rose to 910,000 in 1948."

• That women's baseball was successful.

• That fans stopped going to the games.

• That women's baseball failed.

Which detail supports the fact that Dotty Kamenshek was a talented baseball player?

• Dorothy “Dottie” Kamenshek was 17 years old when she joined Rockford Peaches.

• During her career, she was chosen for seven all-star teams. She won the batting title two years in a row.

• An injury forced her retirement in 1951.

What is the main idea of The Belles of the Ballgame?

• That the women's baseball team began to change sexist ideas that women were not as good as men.

• That baseball can make you famous and rich.

• The Americans love baseball.