Margaret Howe (squash player)

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.[1]

This article is about the squash player. For the novelist, see Margaret Howe (author).
Margaret Allen Howe
Born(1897-05-02)May 2, 1897
DiedNovember 16, 1989(1989-11-16) (aged 92)
Burial placeOld North Cemetery, Nantucket, Massachusetts, US
NationalityAmerican
Known forUS squash champion (1929)
SpouseWilliam Francis Howe
ChildrenWilliam Francis Howe Jr., Peggy White and Betty Howe Constable

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.[2]

Legacy
For the main article, see The Howe Cup.

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 tournament still runs to this day in memory of Howe and her daughters.[3]

References
  1. Staff (March 2, 1959). The Howes & Squash Time
  2. Martin, Douglas (2008-09-15). "Betty Constable, 83, Early Squash Star and Coaching Pioneer, Dies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. "US SQUASH | Howe Cup". www.ussquash.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-22.


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