Women aren't in the spotlight very often in sports. Typically, men in baseball, football, basketball and soccer have higher salaries and receive more attention. This was not the case with a special league of female baseball players. These women sparked a thought in people's heads in the mid-20th century. Could women really play professional sports instead of staying at home doing housework? From 1943 to 1954, the women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League helped change the rights they were believed to have in society and the workplace when they began playing professional sports as a form of entertainment. The men, who usually filled this role, were conscripted into the army with the responsibility of serving during the war. The AAGPBL quickly became a world-winning group of athletes and kept baseball and people's hopes alive during a weak time in American history. In 1941, the United States entered World War II. Young men across the country were being called up to serve in the war. This doesn't even exclude professional athletes. High-profile MLB players, such as Joe DiMaggio, were responsible for entering the draft even at age 18; so when duty called, they had to answer(Teitelbaum, 14). Baseball was an extremely popular form of entertainment. President Roosevelt called on Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis to keep the sport alive, even though the quality of the game was not as high (Galt, 10). At the same time, over 40,000 hometown women's softball teams had already been formed. The teams were sponsored by breweries, bakeries, taverns, large industries and small individuals who wanted to be a part of the success (Galt, 11). The women would take responsibility for… middle of paper… Ddge stated, “Doing what we did and getting paid for it was like a dream” (Galt, 81). Lou Arnold told a Rhode Island newspaper: “Believe me, that's something. Those girls play for real. It's fast, colorful and really interesting. It was all a big surprise to me” (Galt, 77). These weren't the only comments made about the championship. Many spectators enjoyed the championship and allowed the stands to be filled for eleven seasons. The World War II period was a difficult time for American families. The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League helped change women's rights in the industrial world. The men took care of their responsibilities and served in the war, but meanwhile the world-winning women of the AAGPBL took the country by surprise. This championship has been a great success in our history and will leave its legacy among baseball fans for years to come.