LPGA: Changing Professional Sports Read by Michelle Wie West

Rebel Girls

Kids & Family, Stories For Kids, Education For Kids

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🗓️ 11 June 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

The Ladies Professional Golf Association was started in 1950 by a group of true Rebel Girls. By standing up for themselves and banding together, they changed the role of women in professional sports forever. This podcast is a production of Rebel Girls. It’s based on the book series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. This story was produced by Deborah Goldstein with sound design and mixing by Mumble Media. It was written and edited by Abby Sher. Fact-checking by Joe Rhatigan. Narration by Michelle Wie West. Original theme music was composed and performed by Elettra Bargiacchi. Our executive producers were Joy Smith and Jes Wolfe. Thank you to the whole Rebel Girls team who make this podcast possible. Stay rebel!

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0:25.4	Thanks for listening. It was a Thursday in late January 1950 and in Tampa Florida 13 young women stood on a wide green expanse.
0:47.0	They were dressed in long skirts and were surrounded by magnificent oak trees, soft rolling lawns, and handmade signs that they placed
0:57.0	along the golf course before them.
1:00.3	They'd also roped off any areas around teas and greens, written all the
1:05.2	contestants names on leaderboards and hauled their clubs to the first tee.
1:12.1	A small crowd gathered around them, trying to keep the buzz of excitement at a minimum so everyone
1:18.0	playing could concentrate.
1:21.1	Now on the tea, Babe Seharius.
1:24.0	As one of the athletes stepped up to the opening tea and checked her stance,
1:29.0	there was a collective hush over the crowd.
1:32.0	This wasn't just any old game. These women were
1:36.5	about to make history at the first ever Ladies Professional Golf Association Tournament.
1:44.0	I'm Michelle We West, a professional golfer on the LPGA, and this is Good Night Stories for Rebel
1:56.6	Girls, a fairy tale podcast about the real life women who inspire us. On this episode the founding members of the Lady Professional Golf
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