Q:	How did the AAGPBL affect women in sports today?
A:	The AAGPBL ceased operation in 1954, and for many years was the forgotten league. But after including us, in the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988 with the Women in Baseball display, the media became interested in our league. There were many TV interviews, newspaper articles and books written about the league. All this attention helped to create an interest in women playing professional sports, especially baseball. Quite a few people were surprised to discover that women could play baseball. Then when Penny Marshall's movie, "A League of Their Own" came out in 1992, interest in the history of the league was spread around the country. As people learned about the AAGPBL, they discovered that women can play baseball. As a result, women today are beginning to play baseball around the country, and the renewed interest in women in sports has opened up many different sports to women.
Q:	Did you do much traveling with the All-American Girls Professional Baseball team?
A:	Yes. With the Kenosha Comets I traveled throughout the mid-west on the exhibition tour, and then went to Wisconsin where the Comets home field was located. I traveled all around the United States and Canada with the Chicago Colleens and the Springfield Sallies. My book, "A League of My Own", tells about the places where we played baseball including such Major League Ballparks as Yankee Stadium in NY, Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. and Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio.

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