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Senda Berenson Abbott
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Senda Berenson Abbott (March 19, 1868, Vilnius, Lithuania, Russian Empire – February 16, 1954) was a pioneer of women's basketball, authoring the first Basketball Guide for Women (1901-07). She was inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor on July 1, 1985 and into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.
She modified existing men's basketball rules for women in 1899.
Abbott was the sister of the art historian Bernard Berenson and a great-great-aunt of the photographer Berry Berenson and the actress and model Marisa Berenson.
Senda Berenson was the first person to introduce and adapt rules for women's basketball to Smith College. She is considered one of the pioneers of women's basketball.
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