Scrapbooks and Social Awareness: A Self-Curated History of the Oberlin YWCA

Title

Scrapbooks and Social Awareness: A Self-Curated History of the Oberlin YWCA

Description

This student project focuses on the Oberlin College chapter of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) during the World War II era. During the war, the Oberlin YWCA reprioritized its activities, shifting away from an emphasis on domestic skills towards political discussions with faculty and actions for racial equality.

Publisher

Oberlin College Archives

Coverage

1940-1947

Citation

Olivia Goffman Yancey Hitt Gabi Shiner, “Scrapbooks and Social Awareness: A Self-Curated History of the Oberlin YWCA,” Oberlin Community History Hub, accessed May 15, 2024, https://megansmitchell.org/DH694/items/show/114.

Output Formats

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