Before They Let Us Play Vol. 5 — She Played Too: Black Women Who Changed the Game (Standard Companion Edition — EPUB)

Every barrier in this series stood twice as high for Black women — and they cleared it anyway. Toni Stone played second base for the Indianapolis Clowns in 1953, one of three women who played in the Negro leagues in the 1950s. Ora Washington was a champion in two sports and remembered in neither. Althea Gibson's first major title was the French Championships in 1956 — before her Wimbledon and Forest Hills titles of 1957 and 1958 — and she later crossed a second line onto the LPGA golf tour. Wilma Rudolph went from a childhood leg brace to three gold medals at Rome in 1960, and the volume closes with Wyomia Tyus, Debi Thomas, the Williams sisters, and Simone Biles of Spring, Texas.

All 6 chapters, each closing with its sources and method note, in the clean EPUB edition — readable on any e-reader, tablet, or phone. The Interactive Edition (separate listing) adds recorded narration by Marcus, the timeline, and the educator quiz.

The chapters:

Toni Stone and the Women of the Negro Leagues

Ora Washington — Champion in Two Sports, Remembered in Neither

Althea Gibson — First Across Tennis and Golf's Lines

Wilma Rudolph — From Polio Brace to Three Golds

Wyomia Tyus, Debi Thomas, and the Winter Door

Venus, Serena, and Simone — Owning the Era

They built their own game. Then they took the whole game. Edition and price: Standard Companion Edition — EPUB $9.99 (this listing) · Interactive Edition $14.99 (separate listing). A TEKS correlation sheet for this volume is available with the Before They Let Us Play Educator materials.