Christian Sisterhood, Race Relations, and the YWCA, 1906-46

by Nancy Robertson

Book Overview

As the major national biracial women's organization, the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) provided a unique venue for women to respond to American race relations during the first half of the twentieth century. In Christian Sisterhood, Race Relations, and the YWCA, 1906-46, Nancy Marie Robertson shows how women of both races employed different understandings of "Christian sisterhood" in their responses. Although the YWCA was segregated at...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252031938
• ISBN13: 9780252031939
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"