Workbook, reports, and proceedings of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Industrial Assembly of the Seventeenth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Industrial Division delegates meet to discuss issues faced by the women in their group, vote on matters of national importance, adopt resolutions, and vote on social and political actions. The theme for the assembly and the coming three years is "We have a job to do for peace." Under this emphasis, the first session of the assembly concerns work in the labor movement, citizenship and political participation, and the YWCA industrial girl's role in the YWCA of the U.S.A. Following the return of men from World War II, many women are faced with unemployment due to replacement or decreases in manufacturing and the assembly discusses how to face this problem. In addition, fair labor standards and practices are discussed and recommendations are made on how to address deficiencies through political and social action. Cooperation with other parts of the YWCA and other organizations has also become important to the Industrial Assembly and various relationships are discussed.
Conventions, seventeenth
1946
Women
Employment
Women in the labor movement
Parliamentary practice
Work environment
Discrimination in employment
Household employees
Labor unions
Women
Political activity
Clubs
Recruiting
Cost and standard of living
International relations
Boycotts
Dues
Nonprofit organizations
Finance
Nonprofit organizations
Management
Labor laws and legislation
Job security
Social security
Fund raising
World War, 1939-1945
War work
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Conventions, seventeenth, Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History, MS 00324, Smith College Special Collections, Northampton, Massachusetts.
Box 1: Series 1; Series 2, Reel 37
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