The Players of the All-American Girls' Professional Baseball League
Before the All American Girls' Professional Baseball League came along, players were not professional and did not appear ladylike, but Philip Wrigley changed that. Once they started the season, the players were required to attended charm school every night. Here they were taught the proper posture, fashion, applying makeup, table manners, and how to speak clearly. These classes were taught by Helena Rubinstein cosmetics. During this charm school, each player received a beauty kit which included cleansing cream, lipstick, face powder, rouge, deodorant, hand lotion, hair removal cream. From the handbook, they were taught that long hair was more glorious than "boyish" short hair. The handbook stated that hair was a women's crowning glory. Each team also had chaperones that made sure the players did not misbehave. The chaperones would tell the girls if they did not have lipstick on, and they would be right there on the girls tail if they tried to sneak out for a date. The girls' were also required to establish a well-balanced simple daily routine. There were special beauty routines for after the game, mourning, and night that were suggested and suggested beauty routines for teeth, body, eyes, hair, mouth, hands, and face (Gourley, Catherine 112-115) . Not only did the players have beauty routines, but they also had a dress code. It read, masculine hair styling, shoes, coats, shirts, socks, and t-shirts are barred at all times. Their uniforms consisted of a short skirt not pants. There was also a list of 11 outfits to wear when not wearing their uniforms on the field ("1943" 36). Because the girls did not always follow the rules, there were penalties. There was a $10 dollar fee if a player got ejected from a game and if a player was appearing unkempt in public was also a penalty ("Classy Athletes" 1). All of the players were well kempt women off the field, but when the time came to play a game they got down and dirty on the diamond.