Ladies’ League

My Ladies’ League print, the hero print of Lucky Strikes, is actually a mashup of three different vintage prints. The original names print had groups of 5-7 names, but I rearranged them into teams of 4-5 players to fit the bowling theme. I took names from the original, but I only had a few little squares, so I had to make up the rest. Since I had decided that my fictional bowling league was in 1972, I drew from the Social Security Top Baby Names By Decade lists from the 1920s-50s, and also included some of my own relatives’ names and the C+S designers’ grandmothers’ names. These names have made a comeback so I’m delighted to hear when you or someone you love is on one of the teams. Here’s a list of all the names I included, for easy reference:

Alice
Anita
Ann
Arlene
Barbara
Betty
Beverly
Blanche
Brenda
Carolyn
Cleo
Cynthia
Doris
Edith
Edna
Eileen
Effie
Eve
Evelyn
Flora
Florence
Frances
Gladys
Grace
Hazel
Helen
Ida
Irene
Jane
Joan
Judy
June
Julia
Kathy
Kay
Lela
Lillian
Louise
Lucy
Margaret
Mary
Pennie
Phyllis
Rachel
Rebecca
Rita
Rose
Sally
Sandra
Sybil
Thelma
Theresa
Vera
Virginia

ladiesleagueoriginal

The original names print.

Ladies’ League in Gold