Melissa’s Substack
Melissa LudtkeWhen ideas and issues grab me and won't let go, I write about them. If they are about girls and women and sports, especially baseball, all the better! My book, "Locker Room Talk: A Woman's Struggle to Get Inside," pops up every now and then.
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Let's Row Together
Two days after celebrating Christmas together, my father had a seizure.
The morning had begun like others did for my mom and dad.
By then, they were empty nesters living year-round in our Cape Cod home.
My dad had parked himself in his c...
Let's Row Together
But I can’t since I write these essays on my keyboard.
Pressing keys to form words you’ll read on your screen.
Building in several degrees of separation in what’s meant to have a human “touch.”
Ironic, especially as I write today, since...
Let's Row Together
Charlotte Rollins is 15 years old.
Completing her first year of public high school, as the only girl on its golf team.
Arguably the team’s best player.
Which is where her story begins.
As she stands before the Masconomet, MA school comm...
Let's Row Together
I was four years old in 1955, growing in Massachusetts.
While in Southern California, a 12-year old girl named Billie Jean Moffitt had an epiphany.
That changed my life.
And changed our world.
She was one year into playing tennis.
A sp...
Let's Row Together
When tears flowed again this morning, I knew I had to write about my friend.
About whom my 1970s Sports Illustrated colleague John Papanek wrote this morning, describing her in this way.
the brilliant, beautiful, erasable, versatile, hila...
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Author of "Locker Room Talk: A Woman's Struggle to Get Inside,” (2024) Mom, climate activist and Charles River rower. My website: Melissaludtke.com
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