Senda Berenson Abbott

Senda Berenson
Born
Senda Valvrojenski

March 19, 1868 (1868-03-19)
Butrimonys, Vilna Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedFebruary 16, 1954 (1954-02-17) (aged 85)
Santa Barbara, California
NationalityLitvak-Russian
OccupationTeacher
Known forPioneering women's basketball
RelativesBernard Berenson (brother)

Senda Berenson Abbott (March 19, 1868 – February 16, 1954) was a figure of women's basketball and the author of the first Basketball Guide for Women (1901–07).[1] 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,[2] and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.[3][4]

Berenson was the first person to introduce and adapt rules for women's basketball to Smith College in 1899, modifying the existing men's rules.[4]

Abbott was the sister of the art historian Bernard Berenson and a great-great-aunt of Berry Berenson and Marisa Berenson.

  1. ^ Berenson, Senda; Gulick, Luther Halsey; Hough, Theodore; Foster, A. Bertha (1901). Line basket ball; or, Basket ball for women, as adopted by the Conference on Physical Training, held in June, 1899, at Springfield, Mass., also articles on the game by Dr. Luther Gulick, Dr. Theordore Hough, Dr. A. Bertha Foster, and Miss Senda Berenson. The Library of Congress. New York, American Sports Publishing Company.
  2. ^ Porter 2005, p. 2.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hoophall was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference WBHOF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).