Reminiscences of Gladys Ryland : oral history, 1978.

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Reminiscences of Gladys Ryland : oral history, 1978.

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Small town life in Pennsylvania, 1900; changes in philosophy and activities of the Young Women's Christian Association from the 1920s to the 1970s; influence of psychoanalysis on social work theory and practice; social worker's role in psychiatric institutions; impressions of Gertrude Wilson, Karen Horney, Clara Kaiser and others.

Transcript: 163 leaves.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Grayson, Vida S.

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Ryland, Gladys

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Gladys Ryland was born on June 30, 1900 in Pine Bluff, North Carolina to Henry and Effie Ryland and grew up in the coal towns of Western Pennsylvania. Interested in the connection between physical activity and morale, she began studying physical education in Battle Creek, Michigan. She moved to New York in 1921, where she earned her certificate in physical education in 1923 and moved to Chicago, where she taught classes in sports and dance to women at the YWCA in the Loop. After stints at YWCAs ...

Young Women's Christian Association of the U.S.A.

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Records of the YWCA's programs and activities among blacks began in 1907. From the description of Records, 1920. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007201 The YWCA of the Mid-Peninsula opened in 1948 as a recreation center for business women. It expanded to provide recreational and social services for women that met the organization's mission of "empowering women and eliminating racism." The organization was based in Palo Alto until its closing in 2003. ...