The U.S. The Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, began inducting members in 1959 but it was not until 1992 that the first women were inducted.
They were Nera White, a 10-time Most Valuable Player in Amateur Athletic Union tournaments in the 1950s and 1960s, and Lucia Harris-Stewart, a member of the first U.S. Olympic women's basketball team in 1976. Through 2001, ten women have been inducted into the Hall of Fame as players.
Also, Judy Conradt, Billie Moore, Pat Summitt, and Margaret Wade have been inducted as coaches. In addition, Senda Berenson Abbott, a.k.a. "The Mother of Women's Basketball," and Bertha Teague were inducted as contributors, making it 16 women in all.
