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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 is also a part of World YWCA, which is a global movement working for women’s empowerment, leadership, and rights in more than 120 countries. Each year, YWCAs help more than 535,000 women with safety services, which include sexual assault programs, domestic violence services such as emergency shelter, crisis hotlines, counseling and ...
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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
Young Women's Christian Association is a historic YWCA building in Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1913–1914, and is a three-story, five-bay, brick and stone Renaissance Revival style building. The two-story rear block contains the gymnasium. The building features an elaborately designed entry portico with a curved exterior staircase. [3]