10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YWCA»
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YWCA in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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African American Women and Christian Activism: New York's ...
"Between the Civil War and World War II, Catholic charities evolved from volunteer and local origins into a centralized and professionally trained workforce that played a prominent role in the development of American welfare.
2
Christian Sisterhood, Race Relations, and the
YWCA, 1906-46
A volume in the series Women in American History, edited by Anne Firor Scott, Susan Armitage, Susan K. Cahn, and Deborah Gray White
Nancy Marie Robertson, 2007
3
The Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History
First organized in London in 1855, the YWCA opened in New York City in 1858.
Women organized YWCA associations in many U.S. cities to provide housing
and religious instruction to young single women who were flooding into urban
areas ...
Wilma P. Mankiller, Gwendolyn Mink, Marysa Navarro, 1999
4
The Chicago Black Renaissance and Women's Activism
January 1945 Report, box 40, file 10, YWCA. 9. Boynton, “Fighting Racism at the
YWCA,” 33. Like all applicants, residents had to meet a salary range requirement,
as well as an age limit. Minutes of Meeting of Residence Directors, January 17, ...
5
Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America: Women ...
After 1871, the YWCA local associations gathered for a conference every two
years. The organizers for the conferences became known as the International
Board, perhaps because the associations that had developed in Canada,
beginning in ...
Rosemary Skinner Keller, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Marie Cantlon, 2006
SPECIAL YWCA SECTION The cost was $3.50 per week, and a boarder's weekly
earnings could not exceed $6. Almost immediately, the houses filled with Civil
War widows, seamstresses and housekeepers, then teachers, clerks and trade ...
7
In Her Place: A Guide to St. Louis Women's History
In May 1912, when they moved into the new building at 1411 Locust Street, the
8,159 members made the St. Louis YWCA the largest in the nation. That same
year the board sponsored the Phyllis Wheatley Branch for African American
women, ...
Katharine T. Corbett, 1999
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Women in the Civil Rights Movement: Trailblazers and ...
Boston. YWCA,. 1918-1948. SHARLENE VOOGD COCHRANE J_ he Boston
YWCA, the first in the United States, was founded in 1866. As the organization
celebrated its seventy-fifth anniversary in 1941, Lucy Miller Mitchell became the
first ...
Vicki L. Crawford, Jacqueline Anne Rouse, Barbara Woods, 1990
9
Not June Cleaver: Women and Gender in Postwar America, 1945-1960
The YWCA was a multiracial organization before World War II, yet racial
segregation remained the rule in most community YWCAs. In communities with
large black populations, the YWCA had established black branches,
administered by ...
Joanne Jay Meyerowitz, 1994
10
Christianity in China: From the Eighteenth Century to the ...
430. 27. Honig, pp. 24-25. 28. Bagwell, pp. 221-22. 29. Letter to Grace Coppock,
8 Dec. 1920, World YWCA Archives. 30. Bagwell, p. 225. 31. Lily Haass to Mary
Dingman, 5 Jan. 1928, World YWCA Archives. 32. Deng, "Industrial Work." 33.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YWCA»
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Purdue, YWCA to host free mother-daughter engineering program
Purdue University's Women in Engineering Program and the YWCA of Greater Lafayette are hosting the Aug. 1 event. It's for girls in grades four through six and ... «Fox 59, Jul 15»
Prison term for woman who embezzled $330K from YWCA
She was diagnosed after she confessed to stealing from her employer. Koppisch once managed the YWCA's south Everett apartments for women and children. «HeraldNet, Jul 15»
YWCA St. Paul hires ex-UnitedHealth lawyer as new CEO
Gaye Adams Massey, formerly one of the top attorneys at UnitedHealth Group Inc., will be the new CEO at YWCA St. Paul. The Pioneer Press reports that Adams ... «Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal, Jul 15»
Uber plans to hire more female drivers in Chicago
YWCA CEO Dorri McWhorter, left, said the technology and ride-hailing company would support her 139-year-old organization's economic empowerment ... «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»
YWCA of Greater Flint presents 'Walk A Mile In Her Shoes'
YWCA's Walk a Mile in Her Shoes .JPG Men participating in YWCA's "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" hold a sign in as they begin a high-heeled walk through ... «MLive.com, May 15»
30th annual YWCA Women of Achievement Awards
Dozens of area women and young leaders were nominated for their outstanding contributions and achievements in the community. (Source: YMCA Women of ... «WECT-TV6, May 15»
YWCA of Greater Harrisburg Race Against Racism 5K: Photo Gallery
The 11th annual YWCA of Greater Harrisburg Race Against Racism 5K walk/run is held on City Island on April 25, 2015. The event promotes awareness of the ... «PennLive.com, Apr 15»
YWCA Princeton hosts Stand Against Racism event urging end to …
Fraga encouraged others at the Nassau Inn Friday morning to do the same as they participated in a Stand Against Racism event hosted by the YWCA Princeton. «NJ.com, Apr 15»
YWCA partners with local police for diversity training
Soutner took part in the YWCA's “Protect and Serve in the 21st Century: Building Bridges with Diverse Communities” two-day police training in February. «abc27, Mar 15»
Family Justice Center opens at YWCA
Now victims of domestic violence can find all of those things under one roof at the downtown YWCA. Police say ongoing incidents of domestic violence are really ... «KXLY Spokane, Feb 15»
