Baseball invitational in Hoboken to honor Title IX with Maria Pepe, all girls' teams
The year 1972 will forever be a meaningful one for Hoboken's Maria Pepe. It was then, 50 years ago, that she joined and was forced off a city Littl...
The year 1972 will forever be a meaningful one for Hoboken's Maria Pepe. It was then, 50 years ago, that she joined and was forced off a city Little League baseball team because of her gender and then took the national organization to court. Of course, 1972 was also a landmark year for women and girls in sports, thanks to an entirely separate decision, as Title IX was ratified, ushering in a new era of opportunity for girl athletes. But to Pepe and the organization Baseball for All, which creates spaces for girls to play baseball, the two events are closely tied.