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'''YWCA Boston's''' (aka YW Boston)<ref>The handbook of the Young Womens Christian Association movement. 1914. [http://books.google.com/books?id=Scw_AAAAYAAJ Google books]</ref><ref>Elizabeth Wilson. Fifty years of association work among young women, 1866-1916: a history of Young Women's Christian Associations in the United States of America. NY: 1916. [http://books.google.com/books?id=cvo2AAAAMAAJ Google books]</ref> mission is to eliminate racism, empower women and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. Since its founding in 1866, the organization has been driving systemic efforts to increase social, racial and gender equity for Boston's most marginalized residents.
'''YWCA Boston's''' (aka YW Boston)<ref>The handbook of the Young Womens Christian Association movement. 1914. [http://books.google.com/books?id=Scw_AAAAYAAJ Google books]</ref><ref>Elizabeth Wilson. Fifty years of association work among young women, 1866-1916: a history of Young Women's Christian Associations in the United States of America. NY: 1916. [http://books.google.com/books?id=cvo2AAAAMAAJ Google books]</ref> mission is to eliminate racism, empower women and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. Since its founding in 1866, the organization has been driving systemic efforts to increase social, racial and gender equity for Boston's most marginalized residents.


YW Boston is currently working to increase access to healthcare; make Boston's neighborhood safer and close the racial educational achievement gap of Boston youth. Its current programming includes efforts to health literacy and advocacy programs for low-income and newly immigrated women and girls; racial dialogue and civic engagement programs for adults and youth; and leadership programs for teens and a cross section of Boston's corporate and non-profit leadership.
YW Boston is currently working to increase access to healthcare; make Boston's neighborhood safer and close the racial educational achievement gap of Boston youth. Its current programming includes health literacy and advocacy programs for low-income and newly immigrated women and girls; racial dialogue and civic engagement programs for adults and youth; and leadership programs for teens and a cross-section of Boston's corporate and non-profit leadership.


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 21:09, 16 March 2012

YWCA Boston, 2006

YWCA Boston's (aka YW Boston)[1][2] mission is to eliminate racism, empower women and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. Since its founding in 1866, the organization has been driving systemic efforts to increase social, racial and gender equity for Boston's most marginalized residents.

YW Boston is currently working to increase access to healthcare; make Boston's neighborhood safer and close the racial educational achievement gap of Boston youth. Its current programming includes health literacy and advocacy programs for low-income and newly immigrated women and girls; racial dialogue and civic engagement programs for adults and youth; and leadership programs for teens and a cross-section of Boston's corporate and non-profit leadership.

History

19th century

The first organization to carry the "YWCA" name, the Boston affiliate was founded in Boston, Massachusetts, "to aid the young working-women of Boston, without regard to their religious belief." It was incorporated in 1867 by Pauline A. Durant, Ann Maria Sawyer, Hannah A. Bowen, and Clara L. Wells.[3] It is the United States' oldest YWCA. "1866—Boston organized March 31, opened rooms in May and held a singing class the first year; in 1867 opened classes in astronomy and in physiology; in 1868 in penmanship and bookkeeping."[4]

"1868—February 19. The Boston Young Women's Christian Association opened as a boarding home for seventy-five young women the two five-story dwelling houses at 25 and 27 Beach Street. The property with additions, alterations, repairs and furnishings cost $28,000. ... The dining room was conducted on the restaurant plan and outsiders were welcome"[5]

"1879—In March the Boston Association opened a house next the Warrentown Street home, where 'board is given to those wishing instruction in all branches of sewing and domestic work who will give their time entirely to being taught and to doing work in these different departments.' A cooking school under Mme. Farier was conducted Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, day and evening, ... and for school children on Saturday afternoon. In 1880 a class of twelve girls from the Winthrop Street school were sent by their headmaster, Mr. Swan, for a course of twelve lessons. ... An admission fee of ten cents was charged for the classes this year."[6]

"1886—In the well-equipped gymnasium in its new Berkeley Street building [the YWCA] registered forty in the evening class for business girls, besides day classes for others. By 1890 the director, Miss Hope Narey, enrolled 300."[7]

"1888—In September the Boston Association opened a School of Domestic Science in the Berkeley Street building. Mrs. Emma P. Ewing of Purdue University was the first lecturer and demonstrator. Mrs. Ellen H. Richards, Mrs. D. A. Lincoln and Anna Barrows were among the advisers and teachers."[8]

"1888—Boston instituted a School of Domestic Science, which in 1890 introduced elementary (for practice work) and normal courses in educational sewing, home dressmaking and millinery."[9]

20th century

YWCA Boston's historic landmark headquarters at 140 Clarendon Street was built in 1929 by George F. and Frederic Stearns.

21st century

2007-YW Boston's historic headquarters reopens as a for-profit multi-use building.

2009-YW Boston consolidates its operations with the all-volunteer City-Wide Dialogues on Boston's Racial and Ethnic Diversity. It expands the breadth and scope of that program's community and youth/police interracial dialogues efforts, adding leadership development, and community action planning and implementation components to its curricula.

2011- YW Boston acquires two renowned leadership programs - LeadBoston and InIt- from the dissolved Boston Center for Community and Justice.

In all, YWCA Boston serves more than 5,000 Bostonians annually.

  • Congregational House, Chauncey St., Boston, occupied by the YWCA in its early years
    Congregational House, Chauncey St., Boston, occupied by the YWCA in its early years
  • Detail of programme for Boston Tea Party centennial at Tremont Temple, benefit for Boston YWCA, 1873
    Detail of programme for Boston Tea Party centennial at Tremont Temple, benefit for Boston YWCA, 1873
  • YWCA gymnasium, 1894[10]
    YWCA gymnasium, 1894[10]
  • YWCA's school of domestic science, 1902
    YWCA's school of domestic science, 1902

See also

References

  1. ^ The handbook of the Young Womens Christian Association movement. 1914. Google books
  2. ^ Elizabeth Wilson. Fifty years of association work among young women, 1866-1916: a history of Young Women's Christian Associations in the United States of America. NY: 1916. Google books
  3. ^ 10th Annual report of the State Board of Charity of Massachusetts. 1874.
  4. ^ Elizabeth Wilson. To refute or verify. The Association Monthly, Dec. 1914
  5. ^ Wilson. 1914
  6. ^ Wilson. 1914
  7. ^ Wilson. 1914
  8. ^ Wilson. 1914
  9. ^ Wilson. 1914
  10. ^ Hope Nary. Physical training for women. The Bostonian. 1894. Google books

Further reading

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Boston YWCA.
  • "Boston Young Women's Christian Association." 10th Annual report of the State Board of Charity of Massachusetts. 1874. Google books
  • Boston Young Women's Christian Association. American kitchen magazine, Nov. 1902. Google books
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