Young Women's Christian Association
- Young Women's Christian Association
- Young Women's Christian Association Young Women's Christian
Association
An organization for promoting the spiritual, intellectual,
social, and economic welfare of young women, originating in
1855 with Lady Kinnaird's home for young women, and Miss Emma
Robert's prayer union for young women,in England, which were
combined in the year 1884 as a national association. Now
nearly all the civilized countries, and esp. the United
States, have local, national, and international
organizations. See also the similar organizations {Young
Men's Christian Association} and {YMHA}.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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