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The YWCA history dates back to 1855, when the philanthropist Lady Mary Jane Kinnaird founded the North London Home for nurses travelling to or from the Crimean War. [1] The home addressed the needs of single women arriving from rural areas to join the industrial workforce in London, by offering housing, education and support with a "warm Christian atmosphere".
YWCA USA was founded as the Young Women's Christian Association in New York City in 1858. In 1905, the Harlem YWCA hired the first Black woman general secretary of a local YWCA branch, Eva del Vakia Bowles. Bowles joined the national association as the head of "colored programs" in 1913 and remained in that capacity until 1932. [2]
A 1997 article covered all the YWCA buildings listed at that time. [6] (by state then city) Hollywood Studio Club, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, NRHP-listed; YWCA Building (Oakland, California), listed on the NRHP in Alameda County, California [7] Old YWCA Building (Riverside, California), listed on the NRHP in Riverside County ...
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YWCA Blue Triangle Residence Hall; YWCA Boston building (Clarendon Street) YWCA Building (Bellingham, Washington) YWCA Building (Honolulu, Hawaii) YWCA Building (Oakland, California) YWCA Building (Seattle) YWCA Building (Yakima, Washington) YWCA Building Complex (Athens, Georgia) YWCA of Duluth; YWCA Youngstown; YWCA, Phillis Wheatley Branch
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The YWCA Building, now the Envision Academy of Arts & Technology and Common Webster, is a historic Young Women's Christian Association building in Oakland, California designed by early female architect Julia Morgan. It was completed in 1915, became an Oakland Designated Landmark in 1977, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in ...
This category contains articles on leaders of the Young Women's Christian Association, commonly known as the YWCA. Pages in category "YWCA leaders" The following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total.