Linedrives & Lipstick


Linedrives and Lipstick: The Untold Story of Women's Baseball


Ursuline Presents Linedrives and Lipstick: The Untold Story of Women in Baseball
An Art Exhibit, Scholarship Gala and Documentary Screening Event

In contrast to the depiction of women in baseball as a short-lived phenomenon of the 1940s, Americas national pastime has included women players from baseballs beginning in the 1860s. Their impact on the game and American society is brought clearly to light in Linedrives and Lipstick: The Untold Story of Womens Baseball, an exhibition hosted by Ursuline College and the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) with presenting sponsor, The Cleveland Indians. Other sponsors include Mrs. John C. Wasmer Jr., The Lake County Captains and Key Bank.


EXHIBIT
September 1 - October 20
The Linedrives and Lipstick exhibition features more than 60 items ranging from picture postcards, game programs, photographs, posters and in-depth articles from magazines such as Colliers, Liberty and the Saturday Evening Post held at Ursulines Florence ODonnell Wasmer Gallery. Exhibition Opening Reception will be September 1, 5-7 PM. For additional Gallery information, visit www.ursuline.edu/Campus_Resources/Wasmer_Gallery/index.html


SCHOLARSHIP GALA
September 16, 6 PM
Silent and live auctions, dinner and panel discussion with female baseball legends, held at Executive Caterers at Landerhaven. Dollars raised from the event are earmarked for Ursuline student scholarships.

Tickets: $250/person and $1,800 for a table of 8
Sponsorship Opportunities Available: Platinum Sponsor - $10,000; Gold Sponsor - $5,000; Silver Sponsor - $2,500; Bronze Sponsor - $1,000


GIRLS OF SUMMER SCREENING EVENT
October 3, 2-5 PM
Special screening of the new documentary, Girls of Summer: The WBL Sparks in Cooperstown, NY, held on Ursulines campus along with Justine Siegal who will present Girls Playing Baseball: Whats Love Got To Do with It? Cost is $10 per person.

For more information contact Tiffany Mushrush Mentzer, at 440 646 8370 or tmushrush@ursuline.edu.

 

Additional Event Links

Mamie 'Peanut' Johnson-September 16 speaker http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/sports/baseball/
13pitcher.html?scp=5&sq=black%20women&st=cse

Doris ODonnell-September 16 speaker
http://www.storytellersmediagroup.com/Doris%20ODonnells%20Cleveland.htm

Barbara Gregorich-September 16 moderator
http://barbaragregorich.com/

Society of American Baseball Research (SABR)
http://www.sabr.org/

Girls of Summer Documentary
http://www.girlsofsummermovie.com/