"ALeague of Their Own" is a movie set in 1943 written and directed by Penny Marshall. One of its central themes is the oscillation between the naysayers of women's rights and the underlying thesis of rising above the cynics and critics who do not believe in women playing baseball. Throughout the movie, girls in the south are subject to typical gender roles such as staying home and cooking, farming, and having dinner ready on the table by the time dusk comes to fruition. These southern belles are practically isolated to live lonely lives without being able to participate in the one thing they enjoy which is baseball. Because this movie is set during the war, husbands and men are commissioned to fight for their country, leaving Major League Baseball
