1820c.30

Margaret Fuller Played Ball?

Salience	Peripheral
Tags	Famous, FemalesFamous, Females
Location
City/State/Country:	Cambridge, Groton, MA, US
Modern Address
Game
Immediacy of Report	Retrospective
Age of Players	JuvenileJuvenile
Holiday
Notables
Text	Writer and Women's Rights advocate Margaret Fuller recalled that as a child she preferred boys' games.
Sources	{Reportedly in} John Matteson, The Lives of Margaret Fuller, (Norton, 2012?), as quoted in a New Yorker book review, February 6, 2012.
Warning	As of October 2013, we have been unable to confirm that Fuller played base-running games.
Comment	We should confirm this report in the Matteson book when possible. Fuller grew up in Cambridge MA, and received early education in Groton MA. "Fuller regretted that girls are told 'they can’t do that' when they try to play ball" See http://www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiousbench/2013/05/no-purely-feminine-woman/; no source given. Edit with form to add a comment
Query	Does the text actually cite a baserunning game as one that she played? Edit with form to add a query
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Submitted by	Dorothy Mills
Submission Note	Email of 10/4/2013
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