Henschel and Donahue first met at an ice rink while playing hockey in the Canadian city of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, where both had grown up. One night, on the back of an ice hockey ticket, Henschel wrote a confession to Donahue that said, “I’m a reader of books, but I’ve never read anywhere where a woman loves another woman. I hope you feel the same way, too.” For the next several years, Henschel, who was 18 when they met, would travel with Donahue on her baseball trips and watch her play. The couple lived together in the Chicago area (as “roommates”), and remained together, in secret, for decades – only coming out to their families in 2009 when they were in their 80s.
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled limited-edition bobbleheads of Terry Donahue and Pat Henschel . Donahue and Henschel were featured in the Netflix documentary, “A Secret Love,” which chronicled their 72-year relationship. The two met when Donahue was playing for the Peoria Redwings in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in 1947, and they ultimately got married on Donahue’s 90th birthday in 2015. The special edition bobbleheads were produced by the4 National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum and Terry’s bobblehead is officially licensed by the AAGPBL.
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