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Helen Harbert’s Tennis Triumph Against Odds in New Mexico
A profile of Helen Harbert, a New Mexico high school tennis player who challenged gender barriers in interscholastic sports. The piece details her rise from junior player to the best girl on a boys team at Manzano High School, the NMAA’s reaction, and her determination to push for a girls tennis program despite resistance and limited recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merriwether Lewis
Horatio Alger
O. Henry Shorts
New Mexico
Helen Harbert
Don Quixote
Joan of Arc
Helen Hurbert
Albuquerque Jaycees
Manzano High School
Highland and
de Norte
Helen
New Mexico Activities Association
NMAA