Migrant labor

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the Agricultural Assembly and the Business and Professional Assembly of the Eighteenth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. The assemblies meet to discuss matters of national importance, unite under an agreed upon program, elect leaders, and revise or adopt constitutions. The emphases of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Agricultural Council are providing an opportunity to bring together rural girls and women from all...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning group meetings, workshops, and vesper services at the Seventeenth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Meetings of special interest groups at the convention discuss and present on topics of unique importance. The newly formed Agricultural Council brings together delegates to discuss labor issues for agricultural families, problems of reaching and engaging rural women and girls, economic challenges of rural...

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Photographs from the Y-Teen eastern region sectional conference held at Sarah Lawrence College including photographs of the grounds, conference sessions, religious activities, and recreation. Conference sessions and activities included speakers, discussion groups, and a visit to migrant worker camps.

Scope and Contents Proposal to the United States Department of Labor for leadership training in the Work Incentive Program (WIN) and correspondence and statements concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A.'s positions on labor laws and policy. The WIN proposal requests funding for training for local associations interested in participating in the program. It suggests utilizing the strengths of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and its associations to establish a relationship with the WIN program and through that relationship and...

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Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. assistance to transient and homeless women and unemployment relief. Materials concern issues of homelessness as a result of the economic strain during The Depression and include reports on local association experiences and relief efforts, data from field reports and studies, YWCA policy and programming, and homeless situation faced by various groups served by the YWCA of the U.S.A. and other organizations.

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. and labor issues in the United States. Letters to political representatives and official statements of the YWCA of the U.S.A. concerning migrant labor in the United Sates document their position in support of or opposition to legislation. For women in the workforce, the YWCA of the U.S.A. advocates for equal pay, labor standards and opportunity. The report "Women in the 60's: Their job world" is an overview of a conference discussion the outlook...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A.'s work in rural and agricultural communities. The Agricultural Committee and Town and Country Committee discuss, at their meetings, the unique problems and conditions faced in these rural communities, how the national emphases of the YWCA of the U.S.A. may apply, determine the focus of work for the rural communities and discuss the relationships between the rural communities and the rest of the YWCA of the U.S.A. The National Agricultural Council...

Scope and Contents Minutes and reports of the Middle Atlantic region National Student YWCA advisory committee and documents concerning two regional special projects. Advisory committee minutes and reports concern regional development, program and project updates and conference updates. The two student projects focus on a specific regional problem and offer students opportunities to work within those communities, develop community organizing skills and practice leadership. "Opportunity in Appalachia" is a "self...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the Southwest region National Student YWCA including reports of summer projects, work plans and additional regional documents. Summer projects offer students the opportunity to gain experience in community or social work often experiencing a different way of life and learning of the struggles of the people they serve. The Houston project centers around providing pre-school programs to children in need, the migrant worker program explores the social and economic struggles...