Story: Women’s labour organisations

Meeting the boat

Meeting the boat

A member of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) greets a woman arriving from England. This was one of the YWCA’s first activities after its formation in 1878.

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Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira
Reference: PH86-1-YWCA 5-74

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Megan Cook, 'Women’s labour organisations - Women’s organisations and employment, 1878 to 1939', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/26364/meeting-the-boat (accessed 19 April 2024)

Story by Megan Cook, published 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 20 Dec 2022