Sports Illustrated journalist Melissa Ludtke will discuss her book “Locker Room Talk: A Woman’s Struggle to Get Inside” from 6:30-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at the Montclair Public Library in partnership with the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center.
Ludtke’s book chronicles the 1978 federal legal case that gave her equal access to work alongside her male peers in Major League Baseball locker rooms. She’ll discuss her groundbreaking story with fellow sports journalist and Montclair State University professor Kelly Whiteside.
After the discussion, there will be a Q&A period and a book signing and sale with Watchung Booksellers. Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is free, but registration is required.
Coming up at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center
William Palmer, author of “We Called Ourselves Rocketboat Men,” will head a presentation in honor of Veteran’s Day on Sunday, Nov. 10. The talk is included with museum admission. Veterans, as always, are free.
About The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center
The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center is a nonprofit sports education organization on the campus of Montclair State University, in Montclair, New Jersey. The Museum’s mission is to preserve and promote the values of perseverance, respect, sportsmanship and excellence through inclusive, culturally diverse, sports-based educational exhibits and programs.
The Museum hosts an annual Yogi Berra Tribute Day in September to mark his death in 2015 and the day in 1946 when he played his first game in the Major Leagues and also hit his first home run.
About Yogi Berra
Yogi Berra (May 12, 1925 – Sept. 22, 2015) was born Lorenzo Pietro Berra in St. Louis, Missouri and played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (1946–1963, 1965) all but the last for the New York Yankees.
He won 10 World Series championships, more than any other player in MLB history, and was also an 18-time All-Star. He was also a manager and coach for many years following his success as a player.
He and his wife Carmen moved to New Jersey in 1951, first living in Tenafly and Woodcliff Lake before settling in Montclair, where they lived for over 50 years. Although he left school in the eighth grade to help support his family, he received an honorary doctorate from Montclair State University in 1996. The university also named its campus stadium Yogi Berra Stadium.
Berra opened the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center on the campus of Montclair State University in 1998. Aside from special events, the museum houses original equipment and extras including the Yogi’s perfect game World Series mitt, nine of his championship rings, autographed possessions and “game-used” items.