Author: Roxanne Vigil  In the March 1947 edition of YWCA’s The Woman’s Press magazine, Mary Takeyama reflected on her work throughout her time in YWCA Los Angeles and later in the Colorado Relocation Center during World War II, writing, “I miss Y activities but am carrying on its ideas” (bit.ly/3LCaXq7). Takeyama had done much for… Continue Reading Like Mother Like Daughter: A Second-Generation Experience in the YWCA Movement YWCA: A Progressive Voice for Racial Equality and a Cruel Reality of Forced Assimilation 

  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

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

  We are proud to rerelease “The Rising Tide of Racial Consciousness” by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., originally published in the December 1960 issue of YWCA Magazine. The eloquence and booming veracity in his written words jump off the pages with the same strength he demonstrated in public, and they reverberate just as powerfully… Continue Reading The Rising Tide of Racial Consciousness