How Did the Portland YWCA Enhance the Lives of Women, 1901-2000?

by Patricia A. Schechter. (Binghamton, NY: State University of New York at Binghamton, 2003)
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How Did the Portland YWCA Enhance the Lives of Women, 1901-2000?, by Patricia A. Schechter. (Binghamton, NY: State University of New York at Binghamton, 2003).
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•Abstract
•Introduction
•Document List
•The Portland YWCA Today
•Introduction: How Did the Portland YWCA's Outreach to Women and Girls Change over the Course of the Twentieth ...
•Document 1: "Y.W.C.A. Will Assist Them," c. 1904
•Document 2: "As A Girl Reserve," c. 1920s
•Programs: Fitness and Sport
•Programs: Jobs and Placement
•Programs: Music and Drama
•Programs: Health and Sexuality
•Programs: Girl Reserves and Clubs
•Programs: Social Services
•What Strategies Did African-American Women Use to Achieve Their Goals and Fulfill Their Needs through the YWCA...
•Document 1: Letter from Helena H. Harper to Cordella Winn, 8 June 1929
•Document 2: "Report of Discontinuance of Coed Inn at Williams Ave. YWCA Center," 23 May 1956
•Williams Avenue Branch
•Programs at Williams, 1940s
•Young Women at Williams
•How Did Asian-American Women Find Social Outlets and Community Resources through the Portland YWCA?
•Document 1: Letter from Lilian Espy to Frances Maeda, 4 November 1938
•Document 2A: "Girls' Reserves Silver Tea Gathering," May 1938
•Document 2B: "Geisha Entertainers," 29 April 1938
•Asian-American Women: The Valeda Club
•Asian-American Women: Frances Maeda
•Asian-American Women: Pacific-Island Women
•How Did the YWCA of Portland Respond to the Social Challenges Posed by World War II?
•Document 1: "Add Some New Notes to Your Life," c. 1940
•Document 2: Betty Britton, Mildred Bartholomew, and Lazelle Alway to Governor Charles A. Sprague, 8 December 1...
•World War II: Aid to Women
•World War II: Interracial Charter, 1946
•World War II: Youth on the Move
•How Did the Portland YWCA Respond to Religious and Racial Differences in the Portland Women's Community?
•Document 1: "A Call to Women Who Care," c. 1975
•Document 2: Cathy Jones, "Message from the Executive Director," 1993
•Identity Questions
•Moving Toward Inclusiveness
•How Did the Portland YWCA Carry out the National Organization's Mandate that Housing and Shelter Be the very f...
•Document 1: News Clipping from YWCA Board of Director Minute Books, 3 April 1907
•Document 2: jess Scott, "The Grapevine: Women Scheme Invasion," 6 October 1963
•Building Buildings: Early Efforts
•Building Buildings: Mid-Century Growth
•Building Buildings: Recent Changes
•How Was the YWCA's Social and Religious Mission Expressed through its Outdoor and Camping Programs?
•Document 1: Handbill about YWCA Summer Camp at Rock Creek, c. 1925
•Document 2: "Break Down Barriers," c. 1930
•Cascade Head
•Camp Westwind
•Timeline
•Bibliography
•Project Credits
•Related Links
•Building Buildings: The Women Behind the Northeast YWCA
•Building Buildings: The Women Behind the Building
•Building Buildings: Neighborhood Leaders
•African-American Women: Biographies
•Job Listings
•Mallory Church
•Marjorie Jackson