Young Women's Christian Association of the United States of America

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Young_Women's_Christian_Association_of_the_United_States_of_America

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:nonprofit_organization gptkb:organization
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:YWCA_USA
gptkbp:affiliatedWith	gptkb:World_YWCA
gptkbp:annualEvent	gptkb:Week_Without_Violence gptkb:Stand_Against_Racism_Day gptkb:YWCA_Day_of_Action
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:current_orientation	inclusive and nonsectarian
gptkbp:focus	gptkb:community_service racial justice social justice women's rights advocacy
gptkbp:founded	1858
gptkbp:headquarters_location	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:historical_program	child care job training health and fitness programs residences for women support for women in crisis
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	one of the oldest and largest women's organizations in the US
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Young Women's Christian Association of the United States of America
gptkbp:leader	CEO Margaret Mitchell (as of 2024)
gptkbp:membership	open to all women
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:Eliminating_Racism,_Empowering_Women
gptkbp:notable_campaign	gptkb:Stand_Against_Racism gptkb:Week_Without_Violence
gptkbp:notable_member	gptkb:Helen_L._Seaborg gptkb:Mary_McLeod_Bethune gptkb:Anna_Arnold_Hedgeman gptkb:Dorothy_Height
gptkbp:notableEvent	advocacy for the Equal Rights Amendment integration of facilities in the 1940s participation in the civil rights movement support for the Violence Against Women Act
gptkbp:notablePublication	gptkb:YWCA_USA_Annual_Report YWCA USA Magazine
gptkbp:numberOfAssociations	over 200
gptkbp:operatesIn	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:World_YWCA
gptkbp:purpose	empowerment of women elimination of racism
gptkbp:religiousAffiliation	Christian (historically)
gptkbp:serves	gptkb:women families girls
gptkbp:taxStatus	gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:website	https://www.ywca.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:YWCA_USA
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4