Career Her husband, William "Bill" Francis Howe, Senior, encouraged her to play, and she played under the name Mistress William F. Howe.
Achievements She won the United States. Women"s Squash Singles National Championship in 1929, 1932 and 1934 after giving birth to a son, William Francis Howe, Junior, in 1922 and twin daughters (and future squash champions) Betty and Peggy in 1924. In 1929, Howe organized and won the first sanctioned women"s squash tournament in the United States.