Baseball's First Lady
| Author | : Joan M. Thomas |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2010-02-12 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1933370548 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781933370545 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Baseball's First Lady by : Joan M. Thomas
Download or read book Baseball's First Lady written by Joan M. Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2010-02-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Late in life, Cardinals owner M. Stanley Robison willed his club and ballpark to his niece, Helene Britton. Operating among baseball's magnates of the day, she attended owners' meetings as an equal and took an active role in running her club-- all at a time when society dictated that a lady should not attend a baseball game without a male escort.
