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Today in White Sox History: February 29

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1940

On this Leap Day, we’ll tell the tale of how the Chicago White Sox were run for almost two decades by women — a noteworthy feat (sadly) even today, much less 80 years ago.

Grace Comiskey inherited the White Sox (then valued at $2 million) from her husband, Louis Comiskey, the son of club founder Charles Comiskey.