Senda Berenson Abbott
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Senda Berenson Abbott was a figure of women's basketball and the author of the first Basketball Guide for Women (1901-07). She was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor on July 1, 1985, the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1987, and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.
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Senda Berenson Abbott as a girl, 1882
Senda Berenson in 1888
Wool serge gymnasium suit with blouse, sailor collar and bloomer-style trousers, ca. 1915
Exterior of Alumnae Gymnasium at Smith College. The upper windows look into the gymnasium where the first women's basketball games were played in 1892
College basketball tickets, issued for interclass women's basketball games in 1897 and 1900.
The 1915 edition of the rules as edited by Berenson
This is a diagram of the basketball court in use for women's basketball consistent with rules adopted in 1899.Awards 2
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Connected to Senda 6
Gary WilliamsAlso won Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of FameVicky BullettAlso won Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Borislav StankovićAlso won Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Edward GottliebAlso won Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Doris BurkeAlso won Women's Basketball Hall of FameSuzie McConnell-SerioAlso won Women's Basketball Hall of FameAbout this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Basketball Players
Type
Basketball Player
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1868 to 1954 · aged 85
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