) ▁Category : J ournal ists ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Category : American ▁art ▁collect ors ▁Category : American ▁art ▁histor ians ▁Category : Pe ople ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ▁Category : H istor ians ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Dr . ▁Reb ek ah ▁Col berg ▁( Dec ember ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁– ▁July ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 ), ▁was ▁a ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁ath lete , ▁who ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁Mother ▁of ▁Women ' s ▁Sports ▁in ▁Puerto ▁Rico ". ▁Col berg ▁participated ▁in ▁various ▁athlet ic ▁compet itions ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁Central ▁American ▁and ▁Car ib bean ▁Games ▁celebrated ▁in ▁Pan ama ▁where ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁Gold ▁Med als ▁in ▁Disc us ▁and ▁J avel in ▁throw . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Col berg ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Cab o ▁Ro jo , ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁when ▁her ▁mother ▁was ▁only ▁seven ▁months ▁pre gn ant . ▁Little ▁did ▁anybody ▁imagine ▁then , ▁that ▁som ed ay ▁Col berg , ▁whose ▁birth ▁weight ▁was ▁only ▁four ▁pounds , ▁would ▁break ▁sports ▁bar riers ▁for ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁women . ▁ ▁Even ▁though ▁there ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁disc rim ination ▁in ▁sports ▁against ▁women , ▁Col berg ▁was ▁to ▁prove ▁that ▁women ▁did ▁have ▁the ▁potential ▁to ▁be ▁great ▁athlet es , ▁if ▁given ▁the ▁chance . ▁ ▁Col berg ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁with ▁a