print email comment close YWCA: Our History URL: http://www.ywca.org/site/pp.asp?c=djISI6PIKpG&b=281379 Description: Timeline of the history of the YWCA, which was formed in London in 1855 as the Young Women's Christian Association and introduced in the United States in 1858. Includes YWCA programs such as boarding houses for female students, African American and Native American branches, work with women in labor and industry, and racial justice efforts. From YWCA USA. Publisher: YWCA USA LII Database Information: Record 25353 created by Jennifer English on 01/28/2008 Last modification on 02/06/2008 Published: 02/07/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25353