YWCA
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The Young Women's Christian Association is a nonprofit organization with a focus on empowerment, leadership, and rights of women, young women, and girls in more than 100 countries.
A YWCA poster from 1919
Poster urging women to join the British war effort in World War I, published by the YWCA
Domestic Science Kitchen, YWCA, Minneapolis, Minn
Reception of the main YMCA office on Locust St in Philadelphia, early 20th century
Mary Jane Kinnaird
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Mary Jane Kinnaird, Lady Kinnaird was an English philanthropist and co-founder of the Young Women's Christian Association. Kinnaird has one Women's College and a girls' High School in Pakistan and at
YWCA
…representing various member associations affiliated with the global YWCA movement. 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. The home addressed the needs of single women arriving from rural areas…
Lady Kinnaird