Young Women’s Christian Association

Summary

Young Women’s Christian Association is a women's organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of women_s_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (261 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Young Women’s Christian Association was a member of Conference of NGOs^[3].
• Young Women’s Christian Association was a member of ACT Alliance^[4].
• Young Women’s Christian Association is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Young Women’s Christian Association is in the country of Canada^[6].
• Young Women’s Christian Association's instance of is recorded as women's organization^[7].
• Young Women’s Christian Association's instance of is recorded as religious organization^[8].
• Young Women’s Christian Association's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[9].
• Young Women’s Christian Association's founder is recorded as Mary Kinnaird^[10].
• Young Women’s Christian Association's founder is recorded as Emma Robarts^[11].
• Young Women’s Christian Association's headquarters location is recorded as Le Grand-Saconnex^[12].
• Young Women’s Christian Association's child organization or unit is recorded as YWCA USA^[13].
• Young Women’s Christian Association's child organization or unit is recorded as Young Women's Christian Association - Tonga^[14].
• Young Women’s Christian Association's Commons category is recorded as YWCA^[15].
• Young Women’s Christian Association's industry is recorded as religious congregations and associations^[16].
• Young Women’s Christian Association's archives at is recorded as Archive and Research Centre for Women's History^[17].
• Young Women’s Christian Association's archives at is recorded as KADOC Documentatie- en Onderzoekscentrum voor religie, cultuur en samenleving^[18].
• 1855 marks the founding of Young Women’s Christian Association^[19].
• Young Women’s Christian Association's official website is recorded as http://www.worldywca.org/^[20].
• Young Women’s Christian Association's official website is recorded as http://www.ywca.org/^[21].
• Young Women’s Christian Association's topic's main category is recorded as Category:YWCA^[22].
• Young Women’s Christian Association's main subject is lifestance organisation^[23].
• Young Women’s Christian Association's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan^[24].
• Young Women’s Christian Association's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[25].
• Young Women’s Christian Association's described by source is recorded as The Westminster Handbook to Women in American Religious History^[26].
• Young Women’s Christian Association's legal form is recorded as non-profit organisation^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Mary Kinnaird^[10] and Emma Robarts^[11]. 1855 marks the founding of Young Women’s Christian Association^[19].

Operations

Young Women’s Christian Association's headquarters location is recorded as Le Grand-Saconnex^[12]. Subsidiaries include YWCA USA^[13], a nonprofit organization^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1858^[30], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[31] and Young Women's Christian Association - Tonga^[14].

Industry

Young Women’s Christian Association's industry is recorded as religious congregations and associations^[16].

Why It Matters

Young Women’s Christian Association ranks in the top 5% of women_s_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (261 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]