Women in the ecumenical movement

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the staff meetings, standards study, Student Volunteer Movement and studies of the National Student YWCA. Staff meeting minutes concern the personnel needs of the student division, leadership training, the implementation of the program and emphases of the National Student Council. Two standards studies are conducted to assess the structure and organization of the student division, its relationship to the parts of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and its relationship to other...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the United Student Christian Council, United Student Peace Committee, University Christian Mission and World Mission of Christianity, organizations working with student associations. The United Student Christian Council is an organization of student Christian organizations to encourage unity between organizations and across denominations, discuss together the common issues faced by students, discuss the role of Christianity in campus life and social problems and decide...

Scope and Contents Attendance documents, budgets, bulletins and delegate folders for the World YWCA World Council conference in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. International conferences of the legislative body of the World YWCA meet periodically to unite under a shared vision and purpose, discuss and agree on positions of political and social action, hear updates from YWCA associations, discuss the relationships within the World YWCA and discuss the role of Christianity and religion in the organization and as it...

Scope and Contents Information sheets, discussion guides, documents from discussions of the ecumenical movement, minutes and planning materials for the World YWCA World Council conference in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. International conferences of the legislative body of the World YWCA meet periodically to unite under a shared vision and purpose, discuss and agree on positions of political and social action, hear updates from YWCA associations, discuss the relationships within the World YWCA and discuss the role...

Scope and Contents Reports, worship programs, and conference programming materials for the World YWCA Council conference in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. International conferences of the legislative body of the World YWCA meet periodically to unite under a shared vision and purpose, discuss and agree on positions of political and social action, hear updates from YWCA associations, discuss the relationships within the World YWCA and discuss the role of Christianity and religion in the organization and as it...

Scope and Contents Addresses, conference statistics, Womans Press articles, conference actions and other documents concerning the World YWCA Council conference in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. International conferences of the legislative body of the World YWCA meet periodically to unite under a shared vision and purpose, discuss and agree on positions of political and social action, hear updates from YWCA associations, discuss the relationships within the World YWCA and discuss the role of Christianity and...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning a Canada-United States conference of Young Women's Christian Associations. The conference, following the World YWCA World Council conference in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, invites visiting guests to attend and discuss the YWCA activities in their national associations. Topics discussed at the World Council conference are further explored here including the role of women in the ecumenical movement, the role of Christian women in social and economic change, the changing role...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the South American regional conference of World Young Women's Christian Associations in Piriapolis, Uruguay. Leaders from South American associations gather to unite under common cause, discuss matters affecting women in South America and to encourage international cooperation. Conference reports summarize actions and discussions concerning the role of women in the Christian movement, the role of the women's Christian movement, social work, employed women, international...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the North American regional conference of World Young Women's Christian Associations in Toronto, Canada. North American national associations meet to united under common purpose, discuss matters of common need and to discuss their role in the international YWCA movement. As the political and economic situation changes the conference explores the role of women in social and political change, the role of the Christian emphasis in the world movement, international relations...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the regional conference of World Young Women's Christian Associations in Ceylon, the International Study Conference for Workers Among Boys and Girls of Secondary Schools in Dassel, Germany and the meeting of the World YWCA World Council in Geneva, Switzerland. National associations from the Pacific region meet in Ceylon to discuss the role of women in the Christian movement, the role of women in social and political change and international relations. The regional...

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Documents concerning the World YWCA World Council meeting in St. Cergue, Switzerland. The legislative body and members of national associations meet to united under common purpose and aim and to make decisions concerning the world-wide movement and organization. The theme of the conference is "the message of Christ and the responsibility of the association for presenting it." In addition, the move of the headquarters to Geneva, Switzerland and changes to the constitution are discussed. 

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the international conferences of the World Young Women's Christian Associations in Berlin, Beirut, Budapest and Hoddeston. Conferences are held to unite the national associations under common purpose and aim, discuss future plans and to make decisions affecting the international organizations. In 1928-1929 the discussions center on the role of the association in the changing political, economic and social conditions around the world. The role of Christianity in this work...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the international conferences of the World Young Women's Christian Associations in Oxford and Hoddeston, England. Delegates from national associations and members of the World YWCA executive committee meet to unite under a common purpose and aim, discuss the future of the YWCA movement and discuss and vote on matters that affect the international organization. In addition, delegates may bring updates and needs from their national associations. Minutes, reports and...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the international conferences of the World Young Women's Christian Associations in Washington D.C., St. Wolfgang, Austria and Champery, Switzerland in addition to materials from the 1946 leadership conference in Schloss Hunigen, Switzerland. Delegates to the World YWCA Conferences meet to united under a common purpose and aim, discuss and vote on matters the effect the international organization and discuss the future of the YWCA international movement. Discussions...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the international conferences of the World Young Women's Christian Associations in Champery, Switzerland and Stockholm, Sweden and minutes of the meetings of the Executive Committee of the World YWCA. Delegates to the World YWCA Conferences meet to united under a common purpose and aim, discuss and vote on matters the effect the international organization and discuss the future of the YWCA international movement. Discussions concern the relationship of the church to...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the international conferences of the World Young Women's Christian Associations in Swanwick, England, Berlin, Germany and Paris, France. Delegates to the World YWCA Conferences meet to unite under a common purpose and aim, discuss and vote on matters that affect the international organization and discuss the future of the YWCA international movement. Discussions concern the relationship of the church to national associations, international conditions affecting women, the...

Scope and Contents Programs, proceedings and minutes of the first and second conferences of the World Young Women's Christian Associations. Delegates of national associations and leaders of the World YWCA meet to unite under a common purpose and aim, present on the YWCA activities and progress in their countries, discuss the future of the organizations and vote on policy and business concerns. Presentations at the conferences concern the role of the Christian woman in the international women's movement and...

Scope and Contents World YWCA pamphlets arranged alphabetically by title and miscellaneous correspondence with the World YWCA. Pamphlets are printed for information sharing, fund raising and raising awareness and concern the Christian role of the World YWCA, the activities and development of national YWCA associations, the aims and purposes of the World YWCA, YWCA work with young girls around the world, needs and services for immigrants, working conditions and opportunities for women, relief work during World...