MLB(@MLB):Amanda Clement became the first paid female umpire in American history at just 16 years old in 1904 For the next 6 years, Amanda's excellence at officiating turned her into the headliner of the games she umpired, earning her the title of "World Champion Woman Umpire" She became so revered that when President Teddy Roosevelt visited South Dakota in 1910, Clement was one of the first people he wanted to meet

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Amanda Clement became the first paid female umpire in American history at just 16 years old in 1904 For the next 6 years, Amanda's excellence at officiating turned her into the headliner of the games she umpired, earning her the title of "World Champion Woman Umpire" She became so revered that when President Teddy Roosevelt visited South Dakota in 1910, Clement was one of the first people he wanted to meet