1972 newspaper with the 1st WOMAN to become a PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL UMPIRE

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1972 newspaper BERNICE GERA wins a NY Supreme Court ruling and becomes the 1st FEMALE PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL UMPIRE
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SEE PHOTO-----An ORIGINAL sports section of a NEWSPAPER, the
Des Moines Register
(IA) dated Jan 15, 1972. This newspaper contains a front page photo, and text of
BERNICE GERA
winning her fight at the NY Supreme Court to become the
first woman to become a professional baseball umpire
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This was a milestone in women's sports history !!
This issue is the complete sports news section only, NOT the entire newspaper. Great for display purposes  !!!
Bernice Shiner Gera (June 15, 1931
– September 23, 1992) was the first female umpire in professional baseball. She retired after one game citing the resentment of other umpires.
Gera was initially rejected by the National Association of Baseball Leagues (NABL), which claimed that she did not meet the physical requirements of the job.
Unable to gain employment as a female umpire, on March 19, 1969, Gera filed a sex discrimination case under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act with the New York State Human Rights Commission. In her complaint, she accused both the New York Professional Baseball League and its president, Vincent McNamara, of not employing her as an umpire due to her sex.
Undeterred, Gera fought the NABL in court for five years. On January 13, 1972, Gera finally won a discrimination suit against the NABL, winning approval in The Court of Appeals in a 5-to-2 decision. Though she was not a member of women's liberation group, she was a "stanch adherent of work equality" and viewed this as a huge victory. She then received a contract to work in the New York–Penn League on April 13, opening the door for her to become the first female umpire in professional baseball. On June 23, 1972, she gained national attention when she umpired the first game of a Class A minor league doubleheader between the Geneva Senators and Auburn Twins.
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NOT
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