YWCA of the City of New York

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Dates:
Active 1960
Active 1962

Biographical notes:

Collecting area: Material pertaining to the history of the YWCA of the City of New York.

From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155499918

Organized in 1870 and over the years was comprised of 16 units in New York City excluding Brooklyn.

The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) provides educational and employment programs for women and has been involved in the labor movement, social issues, and health and recreation. It continues to work toward the empowerment of women through advocacy on public issues that affect and concern women primarily.

From the description of Records, 1870-1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155499469

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Subjects:

  • African Americans
  • African American women
  • African American women
  • Bookkeeping Study and teaching
  • Business
  • Camps
  • Church camps
  • Citizenship
  • Civil rights
  • Day care centers
  • English language
  • Handicraft
  • Housing
  • Hygiene
  • Labor and laboring classes
  • Practical nursing
  • Occupational training for women
  • Performing arts
  • Photography
  • Physical education and training
  • Racism
  • Recreation
  • Sewing
  • Social group work
  • Social service
  • Social work and race relations
  • Social workers
  • Social work with children
  • Social work with immigrants
  • Social work with women
  • Social work with youth
  • Telecommunication
  • Typewriting
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women in charitable work
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Young women
  • Young Women's Christian associations

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Places:

  • New York (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • New York (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • New York (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)