The Incredible Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

<p>Patti and the Pottymouth welcome back illustrator, designer, writer, and baseball fan <a href="https://twitter.com/Anikadrawls">Anika Orrock</a>, to talk about her book, “<a href="https://www.anikaorrock.com/shop-books/limited-signed-copy-pre-sale-gift-pack-the-incredible-women-of-the-aagpbl">The Incredible Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League</a>.” Anika shares stories of conversations with these Incredible Women, and fitting together her illustrations, comic strips, narrative, and players’ quotes into a cohesive whole, à la Criminal Minds. We dig a little deeper into stories that were new to us such as this was a well-paying job that helped players support their families and go on to college, and that the AAGPBL started out as a softball league, changing a little every season until it was full-on baseball. Stories about recruitment and training in Cuba lead us to exploring the League’s complicated relationship with race. NCiB suggests you consider The Incredible Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League as the perfect gift for the baseball lovers, the artists, and the historians in your life.  Limited personalized, <a href="https://www.anikaorrock.com/shop-books/limited-signed-copy-pre-sale-gift-pack-the-incredible-women-of-the-aagpbl">autographed copies</a> are available through Anika’s website, and she recommends purchasing through any of these <a href="https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/books/a33497812/black-owned-bookstores/">Black-owned independent bookstores</a>. Learn more about Anika’s artwork in <a href="https://www.nocryinginbball.com/s4/161">Episode 155</a>, where she talks about her participation in the <a href="https://nlbmart.com/">NLBMArt</a> fundraiser. There’s also a little cross-training with College Football -- congrats <a href="https://www.si.com/college/2020/11/28/sarah-fuller-vanderbilt-kicker-history">Sarah Fuller</a>!</p><p><br>Wash your hands, wear your masks, watch your distance, and fight the man. Find us on Twitter <a href="h