HIS374H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Heteronormativity
Document Summary
If someone is good at what they do, they can command public space and attention. Women"s softball in the midwest during the 1960s/70s as a cultural expression of several different strands of second-wave feminism. Some women"s teams as an expression of politics of lesbian/gay stereotypes. Working class of lesbians and gays needed to be documented in order to tell their story. The new deal invested money into building new institutions and organizations in order to help get out of the depression. These new fields had lights that allowed people to play after dark. Therefore, people were able to play after work (more access to more people) Softball was cheap and new entertainment that kept people away from focusing on state"s interference in policies and economics. Women"s softball at mid-century: from expansion to contraction. Post-wwii dismantling of competitive female sports programs (including softball) Retreat to feminine sports like golf, tennis, and swimming.
