Elaine Smith Writes

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Gig Smith

Helen, that is.

Helen “Gig” Smith is one of those girls in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

You know?  A League of their Own?

According to her Wikipedia entry, she’s 91.

You’d think being a professional ball player and making it to 91 would be enough interesting stories for anybody’s life, but Ms. Smith was also an artist.  She enlisted in World War II as a WAC and, eventually, worked for Army Intelligence on top secret cartography.

The nickname “Gig” was acquired her first day in the WACs.  It stands for “government issued gripe,” and I’m thinking there’s a story or two behind that, as well.

Maybe even another movie?

 

Category: Life in General