Dorothy (Dottie) Green

Men and women are two very different things, but that doesn't mean one can do more than the other. Men think that women can not get their hands dirty. Women, on the other hand, know they can. Women think that they are capable of doing things men can not. Dorothy (Dottie) Green was one of those women. Dottie Green was born in Natick. In high school, she was an all-around athlete and was captain of the girls softball, basketball, and field hockey team. After she graduated high school, she played for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League as a catcher. Her career as a catcher lasted from 1943 to 1953. She ended her career because she injured her knees from catching. Shortly after, the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League ended because men came back from World War II and no longer needed women to play. A hero must possess bravery and must be independent. You need to be brave because sometimes, people have to face their fears to continue on to the best part of their lives. A hero must also be independent. They must have independence because they can not worry about what people say about them. A hero needs to be strong enough to pick themselves up when they are down. Dottie Green is a hero because she is brave, independent person.

Being brave is important, being a hero means facing your fears. After Dottie graduated, she had a big future. In the article, "Dottie Green, a Baseball Pioneer In Women's League, Dies at 71," says: "After graduation, she played semi pro softball for the Olympets, a women's team that played in Boston Garden" (Thomas 7). Men thought that women could not play baseball, but she did not let that get in her way. She instead showed the men what she can do as a catcher. "A strong-armed catcher for the original Rockford (Ill.) Peaches, who dominated the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League," (Thomas 1). After that, more and more people started to watch the women players and minds started to change about women. This shows that she was brave enough to go out in the softball field and show off her skills in front of hundreds of booing fans who thought that girls could not play ball.

Being a hero also means being independent. Dottie shows her independence because she is strong enough to not let other people bring her down. Dottie will do whatever it takes to make it to the top. The article "Dottie Green, the savvy, strong-armed catcher," explains that Dottie Green was the athletic and independent woman; "Dottie grew up as an all-round athlete and was captain of the girls' softball, basketball and field hockey teams in her senior year at Natick High School"(The baltimore Sun). This shows that Dottie was always concentrated and was independent about herself and her team. She was the team captain for varsity teams for three teams and different sports.

Men should not judge women. Women can do the same things as men. Dottie Green was a professional women's baseball player, who was also a catcher. Women thought of these women as an inspiration because, at the time, men judged women. Men thought that women only took care of their kids and cleaned up the house. Dottie Green inspires me because she is a professional baseball player who did not care what men thought of her. I want to go far in my softball career, just like Dottie. Another reason she inspires me is because some boys keep saying that I will not go far. Similarly, men judge women who have the same goals as men. Women can do great things just like men. But that does not mean that men can bring down women to seek out glory. Women are just as capable as men. Dottie taught me that.