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India: Women at work, circa 1923-1973

 File — Box: 1009, Folder: 12

Scope and Contents

Young women's Christian associations in India provide job skills training, materials and guidance to empower women to be able to earn their own money and participate in a trade. Most of the photographs show women engaged in weaving or textile craft and one photograph shows young women in the Employment Bureau at the YWCA in Bombay, India.

Dates of Materials

  • Creation: circa 1923-1973

Conditions Governing Access

From the Record Group:

This collection is open for use without restriction beyond the standard terms and conditions of Smith College Special Collections.

Language of Materials

English