Tuesday, April 18 at 7:00 pm ~ Yarmouth History Center will host author and journalist Joanne Lannin as part of its ongoing 2017 Lecture Series at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Lannin, author of the 2015 book Finding a Way to Play: The Pioneering Spirit of Women in Basketball, will speak about the challenges female basketball players have faced throughout the history of the sport, beginning with the game’s earliest pioneers and continuing to the players of today.
Lannin is a former reporter for the Maine Sunday Telegram who currently writes for a variety of publications, including Maine Women Magazine. Her work in sports reporting, feature writing, and investigative journalism has earned many accolades and prizes. She also plays basketball on an over-50 women’s team that won a national championship in 2009 at the National Senior Games in Palo Alto and a silver medal at the 2013 National Senior Games in Cleveland.
This lecture is free for members of Yarmouth Historical Society and $5 for all others. The lecture series is sponsored by the Leon and Lisa Gorman Fund.
