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The 1992 film ''[[A League of Their Own]]'', although fictionalized, covers the founding and play of this league. [[Geena Davis]], [[Lori Petty]], [[Rosie O'Donnell]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], and [[Tom Hanks]] were the stars of the film, which was directed by [[Penny Marshall]]. The league is the forerunner of later-day professional league sports played by women.<ref name=May/>
In 2022, a spin-off of the 1992 film with the same name was released (''[[A League of Their Own (2022 TV series)]]''). The series shares a number of similarities to the film, but showrunner [[Abbi Jacobson]] notes that the series aims to portray a more authentic representation of the league.<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Abbey |date=2022-07-16 |title=
Lois Siegel documented the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in her film ''Baseball Girls'', which was produced by the National Film Board of Canada. [[Olive Little]] threw the first no-hitter in team and league history.<ref>{{cite book |title=Immodest and Sensational: 150 Years of Canadian Women in Sport |first=M. Ann |last=Hall |page=57 |publisher=James Lorimer & Company Ltd. |location=Toronto |date=2008 |isbn=978-1-55277-021-4}}</ref>
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