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We see as many upper-middle-class professional women as we see lower-income women,'" said Janet Scott, who was the community education and training director for the Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh during the early 1990s. [32] In 1994, Sylvia Choi, M.D. became a center volunteer.
The Women and Girls Foundation (WGF) is an independent, community-based non-profit organization serving 11 counties in the southwestern part of Pennsylvania. It was founded in 2002. The stated goal of the foundation is to achieve equality for women and girls in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Strong Women Strong Girls (SWSG) is a mentoring organization for girls in grades 3–5 with a focus on female empowerment and healthy habits. [ 1 ] and with the goal of helping them to develop skills for lifelong success.
As a NOW activist, in 1977 she used the term "Take Back the Night" in a memorial she read at an anti-violence rally in Pittsburgh. [4] [5] Pride was a founder of KNOW, Inc., which worked to publish feminist viewpoints. [6] In 1977, Pride became an associate of the Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press (WIFP). [7]
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago is the oldest and largest women's organization in the region, with a mission to eliminate racism and empower women. For more than 140 years, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago has been committed to serving the evolving needs of women and families. [5] The Monroe Gallery at the YWCA started in 1961.
Angel Reese announced the launch of the Angel C. Reese Foundation, which will be dedicated to empowering girls and women through sports, education, financial literacy and more. The 2023 NCAA women ...
In Pittsburgh, the Evangeline Residence for Young Women opened in 1927 with 229 single and double rooms and none were rented for only single nights. Each applicant had to meet the following qualifications: The applicant must be a young woman without a home within commuting distance of Pittsburgh or from a broken home within the city.
Nannie H. Burroughs born on May 2, 1879, in Orange, Virginia.She is considered to be the eldest of the daughters of John and Jennie Burroughs. Around the time she was five years old, Nannie's youngest sisters died and her father, who was a farmer and Baptist preacher, died a few years later.