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A Football League of Their Own

Published: March 5, 2024, 5 p.m.

In 1974, what had started as a sexist gimmick became the first and only (so far) professional women's football league in US history. It wasn't a feminist stunt, either. Sports writer Frankie de la Cretaz tells us the incredible - and incredibly queer - story of the National Women's Football League, the hundreds of women who played and how it changed their lives. Highlights include: breast padding, "Harlem Globetrotters with rip-away skirts," Dallas lesbian bars and your new favorite Linda.\nFrankie is the co-author of Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women's Football League.\n\nGet in touch: hello@unladylike.co\nFollow Unladylike: Instagram, TikTok\nJoin the Unladies' Room Patreon\nShop mErCh\nContact Multitude Productions for ad rates, etc.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices