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A Woman's Work: Writing Baseball History With Harold Seymour | 
enlarge | Author: Dorothy Jane Mills Creator: Steve Gietschier Publisher: McFarland & Company Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating: 1 reviews Sales Rank: 2591423
Media: Paperback Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 304 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8 Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0786418486 Dewey Decimal Number: 796.357092 EAN: 9780786418480 ASIN: 0786418486
Publication Date: March 2004 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Shipping: International shipping available Condition: Brand new copy in mint condition. Clean, bright & tight w/unobtrusive interior stamp. Professionally packaged & shipped next day with USPS delivery confirmation.
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Product Description From 1949 until 1990, Dorothy Jane Mills quietly contributed her research and writing to the first baseball histories ever written by a historian. The wife of historian Harold Seymour, she found herself increasingly involved with his books, as the couple presided over mountains of records on the game and worked to prepare his imposing manuscripts for press. But she received no official credit. It was after Dr. Seymours passing that other researchers learned she was the unattributed co-author of much of his work. This important memoir reveals details of the authors partnership with baseballs most revered historian. Many new facts regarding Mills role come to light. Mills, now recognized as the games first woman historian, also explains how her work as a teacher, editor, novelist, childrens author, and public speaker fit into her baseball work. The book contains numerous photographs from the authors personal collection, most of them in print for the first time as well as a foreword by Steve Gietschier of The Sporting News.
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A Woman's Work is Never Done August 2, 2006 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Dorothy Jane Mills proves that "a woman's work is never done," having spent the majority of her life devoted to research and writing, and still continues to do so in her life today well into her 70s. However, it's not just any kind of research or writing that she's conducted, but an immersion into baseball history typically thought to be solely a man's area of interest, knowledge, and expertise. Dorothy gives a detailed account of her intense collaboration with her late husband Harold Seymour and the three books on baseball history published with him as the sole author. Dorothy outlines the development of her role as collaborator, which increased at the same time that her late husband's role decreased in the research and writing for all three books. A truly inspiring story to read that shatters stereotypes and provides a rolemodel for researchers and writers.....and not just of one gender.
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