In a league of her own
A camera is a camera, a job is a job, but when a camera is your job it becomes something more akin to a passport. Sometimes that passport not only gives access to special places and interesting people, it opens a door in time. These doors in time are framed not in wood or steel, but rather in flesh and bone. Joyce Hill Westerman of Kenosha is one of those doors that opened for me. Remember that movie ” A League of Their Own ” about the All American Girls Girls Professional Baseball League? Joyce was one of those girls in real life, from 1945-1952 she, her skirt, catcher’s mitt and bat moving around the midwest, playing for the Grand Rapids Chicks, South Bend Blue Sox, Fort Wayne Daisies, Peoria Redwings, and the Racine Belles. She told stories of girls baseball, including the now-funny idea of the girls being required to go to charm school and have chaperones. Lucky for me, she held onto not just her memories, but also a treasure trove of memorabilia from her baseball career. Thanks, Joyce for letting us go back with you.
On the Trail 