Y.W.C.A.
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- Mar 18, 1909Protecting Young Women at the Train DepotsFearing a repeat of the 'world's fair' disappearances, the YWCA seeks city funding for station matrons.Tacoma, WA
- Apr 5, 1909YWCA to Deploy Women Officers to Combat 'White Slave' TradeTacoma women's organizations move to protect young women arriving at the city's depots and docks from human traffickers.Tacoma, WA
- May 1, 1909Tacoma Hires Its First Woman DetectiveHelen Beardsley takes the badge to protect vulnerable girls arriving in the city.Tacoma, WA
- Jun 10, 1909A Women-Only Hotel for the 1909 Seattle FairClubwomen, churches and the Y.W.C.A. planned a 100-guest refuge for unescorted women visiting the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.First Hill, Seattle, WA
- Dec 15, 1928The Chinese Girl Barred From the Y.W.C.A. PoolIn a 1926 essay, a Chinese writer catalogues American prejudice—segregated Y.M.C.A.s, a church donor’s daughter turned away from a swimming pool, and lecturers who twist China to fit their biases.Seattle, WA