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YWCA Women's History Month 2023

From Voting Rights to Reproductive Rights, Financial Literacy and More, YWCA Is Building on a Legacy of Advancing Equity and Justice for All Women

Friday, March 3, 2023

  By: Roxanne Vigil YWCA has a storied legacy of advancing equity and justice for all women. From voting rights to reproductive rights, financial literacy and more, we have long advocated on behalf of women — all women — and we continue to carry out that critical work to this day, working to get out… Continue Reading From Voting Rights to Reproductive Rights, Financial Literacy and More, YWCA Is Building on a Legacy of Advancing Equity and Justice for All Women

2023 YWCA - Black History Month

Advancing Justice: YWCA’s Own Reckoning with Racial Inequity

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

When Dr. Dorothy Height was a little girl, growing up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the 1920s, she was denied access to the central YWCA swimming pool (bit.ly/3Iq45uc). That experience served as a catalyst to her mission to desegregate YWCAs across the nation and provide access to all women of all different backgrounds, which she accomplished… Continue Reading Advancing Justice: YWCA’s Own Reckoning with Racial Inequity

A History of Friendship between YWCA and Native Americans

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Author: Roxanne Vigil Chilocco, Oklahoma, a remote location in the Northern Territory of the state known for housing the late Chilocco Indian Agricultural School from 1884 to 1980, is unknown to most. For YWCA’s relationship with Native Americans, however, the town is as foundational as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is to the United States of America. As… Continue Reading A History of Friendship between YWCA and Native Americans

Roe v. Wade Overturned: What You Need to Know

Friday, June 24, 2022

Today, June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), issued the anticipated ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. This means that abortion is no longer Constitutionally protected in the United States, leaving this fundamental right at the mercy of state governments and creating a patchwork of jurisdictions where abortion care… Continue Reading Roe v. Wade Overturned: What You Need to Know