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Baseball's First Female Owner

Seeded on Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:08 PM EDT
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In 1911 when Helene Britton's uncle died, she inherited control of the St. Louis Cardinals, and she defied all expectations and decided to own and oversee the team herself which she did for six years from 1911 until 1918."

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Helene Britton a wife and mother of two small children was the first woman to own a professional baseball team.

She owned a professional baseball team and many Cardinals still don't know about it.

CoH please.

    Reply#1 - Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:13 PM EDT
    Kavika

    ''Promptly fired him''...LOL..got to love it.

    Thanks for the seed onefan51. I loved it and learned something.

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    Reply#2 - Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:52 PM EDT
    onefan51

    You are welcome my friend.

      #2.1 - Wed Aug 10, 2011 11:10 PM EDT
      Kavika

      onefan51, I clipped this to "Women Warriors''...

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      #2.2 - Thu Aug 11, 2011 12:07 AM EDT
      onefan51

      Thanks for doing so Kavika.

        #2.3 - Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:57 AM EDT
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        Lairderg

        Thanks for posting this, onefan51! I learned a lot (and I thought I knew this stuff!).

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        Reply#3 - Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:09 PM EDT
        onefan51

        Lairderg, you're welcome. I am learning too ... Women Who Play Baseball is a great place for me to continue my education. Thanks.

          #3.1 - Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:23 PM EDT
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