Nicknames and Women Professional Baseball Players

Abstract Although women in the general population tend to have fewer nicknames than men, women baseball players in the All-American Girls Baseball League, 1943–1954, were as likely as male baseball players to have public nicknames. This high percentage may be the result of women baseball players tak...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brenda S. Wilson, James K. Skipper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 1990-12-01
Series:Names
Online Access:http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1256