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Margaret Howe (squash)
Margaret Allen Howe (1897–1989) was a pioneer for Squash in America. She was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts. She won the U.S. Women's Squash Singles National Championship in 1929, 1932 and 1934 after giving birth to a son, William Francis Howe Jr., in 1922 and twin daughters (and future squash champions) Betty and Peggy in 1924.Staff (March 2, 1959)The Howes & Squash''Time'' Her husband, William "Bill" Francis Howe Sr., encouraged her to play, and she played under the name Mrs. William F. Howe. In 1929, Howe organized and won the first sanctioned women's squash tournament in the United States. Legacy In 1955, Virginia Griggs of New York City donated a permanent trophy to an annual women's 5-persons intercity tournament, thus dubbing the tournament The Howe Cup The Howe Cup is an all-female American Squash team championship run since 1955 for all ages and abilities. About the Cup Creation The tournament started in 1928 as an inter-city competition between the citi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Nantucket () is an island in the state of Massachusetts in the United States, about south of the Cape Cod peninsula. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck Island, Tuckernuck and Muskeget Island, Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a Consolidated city-county, combined county/town government. Nantucket is the southeasternmost town in both Massachusetts and the New England region. The name "Nantucket" is adapted from similar Eastern Algonquian languages, Algonquian names for the island. Nantucket is a tourism, tourist destination and summer colony. Due to tourists and seasonal residents, the population of the island increases to around 80,000 during the summer months. The average sale price for a single-family home was $2.3 million in the first quarter of 2018. The National Park Service cites Nantucket, designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1966, as being the "finest surviving architectural and environmental example of a late 18th- an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William F
William is a masculine given name of Germanic languages, Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman Conquest, Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will (given name), Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill (given name), Bill, Billie (given name), Billie, and Billy (name), Billy. A common Irish people, Irish form is Liam. Scottish people, Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma (given name), Wilma and Wilhelmina (given name), Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German language, German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peggy White
Peggy Howe White (November 8, 1924 – 1997) was an American pioneer in women's squash. She was born in Natick, Massachusetts to William Francis Howe and Margaret Howe, a squash pioneer and acclaimed founder of The Howe Cup. Her twin sister Betty Constable also went on to be a champion. White won the national championship in 1952 and 1953. Peggy married Robert White in the 1950s and together they had two sons and one daughter. They spent their married life in Rochester, NY until retirement in Nantucket, Massachusetts Nantucket () is an island in the state of Massachusetts in the United States, about south of the Cape Cod peninsula. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck Island, Tuckernuck and Muskeget Island, Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and Co .... She died in Lutherville, MD in 1997 and is buried in Nantucket. References External links United States Squash Hall of Fame 1924 births 1997 deaths American female squash players 20th-century American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Howe Constable
Elizabeth Howe Constable (8 November 1924 – 9 September 2008) was an American pioneer in women's squash and was the first women's squash coach at Princeton University. Life and career The first of twins born in Natick, Massachusetts, she graduated from Brimmer and May School in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. After serving in the American Red Cross during World War II. Constable's mother Margaret Allen Howe (Mrs. William Francis Howe) and twin sister, Peggy Howe White were also women's national singles and doubles squash champions.Staff (March 2, 1959)The Howes & Squash''Time''. Retrieved November 30, 2017. In 1971, Constable, who was already coaching women in squash, field hockey and tennis at Princeton University, began the first women's varsity squash team at Princeton. Her career there spanned 20 years. The famed Howe Cup Championships (formerly known as the Tri-City Squash Championships) was renamed the Howe Cup in honor of the three Howe women-Margaret, Betty and Pegg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenfield, Massachusetts
Greenfield is the county seat, and sole city, of Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. Greenfield was first settled in 1686. The population was 17,768 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Greenfield is home to Greenfield Community College (Massachusetts), Greenfield Community College, the Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra, the Franklin County Fair, and the Green River Festival. The city has a Main Street Historic District containing fine examples of Federal architecture, Federal, Greek Revival architecture, Greek Revival, and Victorian architecture. Greenfield anchors the Greenfield Town, MA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Springfield, Massachusetts, Springfield-Greenfield Town, MA Springfield metropolitan area, Massachusetts, Combined Statistical Area. History Pocumtuck Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indians first settled and originally inhabited the Greenfield area. Native American artifacts found in the area have been dated bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Constable
Elizabeth Howe Constable (8 November 1924 – 9 September 2008) was an American pioneer in women's squash and was the first women's squash coach at Princeton University. Life and career The first of twins born in Natick, Massachusetts, she graduated from Brimmer and May School in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. After serving in the American Red Cross during World War II. Constable's mother Margaret Allen Howe (Mrs. William Francis Howe) and twin sister, Peggy Howe White were also women's national singles and doubles squash champions.Staff (March 2, 1959)The Howes & Squash''Time''. Retrieved November 30, 2017. In 1971, Constable, who was already coaching women in squash, field hockey and tennis at Princeton University, began the first women's varsity squash team at Princeton. Her career there spanned 20 years. The famed Howe Cup Championships (formerly known as the Tri-City Squash Championships) was renamed the Howe Cup in honor of the three Howe women-Margaret, Betty and Pegg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time (magazine)
''Time'' (stylized in all caps as ''TIME'') is an American news magazine based in New York City. It was published Weekly newspaper, weekly for nearly a century. Starting in March 2020, it transitioned to every other week. It was first published in New York City on March 3, 1923, and for many years it was run by its influential co-founder, Henry Luce. A European edition (''Time Europe'', formerly known as ''Time Atlantic'') is published in London and also covers the Middle East, Africa, and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition (''Time Asia'') is based in Hong Kong. The South Pacific edition, which covers Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands, is based in Sydney. Since 2018, ''Time'' has been owned by Salesforce founder Marc Benioff, who acquired it from Meredith Corporation. Benioff currently publishes the magazine through the company Time USA, LLC. History 20th century ''Time'' has been based in New York City since its first issue published on March 3, 1923 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Howe Cup
The Howe Cup is an all-female American Squash team championship run since 1955 for all ages and abilities. About the Cup Creation The tournament started in 1928 as an inter-city competition between the cities of New York City, Philadelphia and Boston. Pre 1983 there was no national level intercollegiate Squash tournament for women in the United States. College teams began to increase in popularity and size, and such a national level championship was called for. In 1955 Virginia Griggs donated a permanent trophy, in honour of Margaret Howe and her daughters Betty and Peggy. The trophy and championship then became known as the Howe Cup History 1928 the inner-city championship tournament begins its first 5-person matches. 1955 the tournament is renamed to The Howe Cup in honour of Margaret Howe and her twin daughters Betty Constable and Peggy White. 1958 'B Division' was created along with the 'B' trophy 1968 'C Division' is established with the donation of 'C Trop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Female Squash Players
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1897 Births
Events January * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a punitive expedition against Benin. * January 7 – A cyclone destroys Darwin, Australia. * January 8 – Lady Flora Shaw, future wife of Governor General Lord Lugard, officially proposes the name "Nigeria" in a newspaper contest, to be given to the British Niger Coast Protectorate. * January 22 – In this date's issue of the journal ''Engineering'', the word ''computer'' is first used to refer to a mechanical calculation device. * January 31 – The Czechoslovak Trade Union Association is founded in Prague. February * February 10 – Freedom of religion is proclaimed in Madagascar. * February 16 – The French conquer the island of Raiatea and capture the rebel chief Teraupo'o, ending the Leeward Islands War and brin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Deaths
1989 was a turning point in political history with the " Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin Wall in November, the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and the overthrow of the communist dictatorship in Romania in December; the movement ended in December 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Revolutions against communist governments in Eastern Europe mainly succeeded, but the year also saw the suppression by the Chinese government of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing. It was the year of the first Brazilian direct presidential election in 29 years, since the end of the military government in 1985 that ruled the country for more than twenty years, and marked the redemocratization process's final point. F. W. de Klerk was elected as State President of South Africa, and his regime gradually dismantled th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
