Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. Business and Professional Council, jobs in the YWCA of the U.S.A. Business and Professional Women Department and YWCA of the U.S.A. Nationwide Observance Day. The Business and Professional Councils represent established areas and are comprised of delegates from Business and Professional clubs. Councils serve as a link between local associations, the gatherings and events of the summer conferences, and the National Assembly. Documents concern preparations for conferences, social and political action and calls for action, summaries of council work, and circulation of findings and reports. Following council materials are documents concerning the jobs of Business and Professional secretaries including detailed job descriptions, duties, and requirements and position screening tests. Last are documents concerning the Nationwide Observance Day. Nationwide Observance (later World Wide Observance) is a chance for Business and Professional clubs from around the world to unite around the common theme of the working woman. Materials include statements from international clubs or associations, suggestions for celebrating and discussion of the theme.
Business and professional women
1925-1947
Women
Employment
Women in the labor movement
Leadership in women
Parliamentary practice
Girls
Religious life
Clubs
Recruiting
Race relations
Women
Interpersonal relations
Economics
Social action
Democracy
Labor unions
Nonprofit organizations
Administration
Cost and standard of living
Women
Political activity
Wages
Women
Labor laws and legislation
Discrimination in employment
Racism
African American women
Employment
Housing
Poll tax
Law and legislation
African American women
Societies and clubs
Job analysis
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This collection is open for use without restriction beyond the standard terms and conditions of Smith College Special Collections. However, by agreement with the YWCA of the U.S.A., microdexes known to contain financial records or personal health information (usually on job applications) were not digitized and/or not published in our online repository as part of the CLIR Digitizing Hidden Collections grant. These microdexes may still be accessed on the original microfilm, and digital files may be made available to individual researchers upon request.
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Business and professional women, Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History, MS 00324, Smith College Special Collections, Northampton, Massachusetts.
Box 1: Series 1; Series 2, Reel 20
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