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Bookmark or Share- Baseball's Leading Lady Championed Civil Rights and Empowered Black ...In 2006, Effa Manley, co-owner of the Negro Leagues ’ Newark Eagles and an ardent civil rights activist, became the first—and, to date, only—woman inducted into the...
- Manley, Effa - Baseball Hall of FameAs a businesswoman in a primarily man’s world, Effa Manley wanted to be a winner. Though the only woman among an industry of male owners, Manley got her wish in 1946, when the Newark Eagles, owned by her and her husband Abe, won the Negro League World Series, defeating the Kansas City Monarchs.
- Effa Manley Recognition Page - Baseball-Reference.comView Effa Manley's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos). Full Name: Effa Louise Manley View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen. More bio, uniform, draft, salary info
- Effa Manley - Society for American Baseball ResearchEffa Manley co-owned the Newark Eagles with her husband, Abe. In 2006 the Special Committee on Negro Leagues elected her to the National Baseball Hall of Fame for her work as a baseball executive. As of 2019, she was the only woman inducted into the Hall of Fame.
- How the Only Woman in Baseball Hall of Fame Challenged ... - HISTORYEffa Manley, the only woman in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, was an advocate for Black athletes, a passionate supporter of baseball in the Negro leagues, a champion for civil...
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