Documents concerning assemblies, group discussions, and general proceedings of the Twenty-second National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. The convention as a whole addresses the theme of "the responsibility of the YWCA in the sixties." Through small groups and discussions, addresses, dramas and assemblies the role of women and the role of a Christian organization are discussed in relation to changing social, economic, and political conditions. The role and importance of a racially inclusive organization is also addressed throughout. Similar to the previous convention, the Twenty-second Convention seeks to strengthen the focus on community organizations and the development of the individual while also maintaining a wider worldview and supporting a public affairs program addressing social and economic security through public processes. Other materials include a study of YWCA of the U.S.A. cooperation with the YMCA, lists of past conventions and National Board officers, and a pamphlet outlining the basic standards for associations.
Conventions, twenty-second
1960-1961
Parliamentary practice
Nonprofit organizations
Finance
Nonprofit organizations
Management
First-wave feminism
Race discrimination
Women
Political activity
Leadership in women
Women college students
Women
Religious life
Civil rights
Leadership in adolescents
Christian stewardship
Social movements
Nineteen sixties
Anti-racism
Women
International cooperation
Nonprofit organizations
Administration
245 frames (1 partial reel)
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Conventions, twenty-second, Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History, MS 00324, Smith College Special Collections, Northampton, Massachusetts.
Box 1: Series 1; Series 2, Reel 42
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