Location: Philadelphia, PA Manager: Inez Patterson Established: Late 1920s Sponsor: Philadelphia Tribune
Though the team began to fade with the onset of World War II, their pioneering efforts helped shatter many of the barriers to African-American female involvement in the business of sports.
The Tribune Girls basketball team, ca. 1930s, featuring future Basketball Hall of Fame member Ora Washington, third from right.
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