YWCA USA
: ''For other uses, including specific buildings and chapters, see Young Women's Christian Association (other).'' YWCA USA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. It is one of the "oldest and largest multicultural organizations promoting solutions to enhance the lives of women, girls and families." History YWCA USA was founded as the Young Women's Christian Association in New York City in 1858. In 1905, the Harlem YWCA hired the first Black woman general secretary of a local YWCA branch, Eva del Vakia Bowles. Bowles joined the national association as the head of "colored programs" in 1913 and remained in that capacity until 1932. Prior to the Civil Rights Movement, some YWCA facilities were segregated or operated as separate organizations. Advocates like Helen L. Seaborg in Washington, D.C., worked successfully to mediate mergers between the segregated groups. Mary Ingr ...
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Young Women's Christian Association (other)
The YWCA is an association supporting women and girls. YWCA or Y.W.C.A. may also refer to: * Y.W.C.A. Hioe Tjo Yoeng College, a government-aided, English medium instruction (EMI), grammar school in Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong. * YWCA Site, an archaeological site in North Kingstown, Rhode Island *YWCA-Rolling Bay Route, a shipping route that originated from Seattle, Washington *Wilcannia Airport, ICAO airport code "YWCA" See also *YMCA (other) *The Y (other) *List of YWCA buildings This is a list of notable YWCA buildings. YWCA buildings are prominent in many cities. Australia * Grand Central Hotel, a.k.a. Grand Central YWCA, Grand Hotel, Grand Central Coffee Palace, at 379 Wellington St. in Perth, Western Australia, Weste ...

A Chorus Line
''A Chorus Line'' is a 1975 musical with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, and a book by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante. Set on the bare stage of a Broadway theater, the musical is centered on seventeen Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line. ''A Chorus Line'' provides a glimpse into the personalities of the performers and the choreographer, as they describe the events that have shaped their lives and their decisions to become dancers. Following several workshops and an Off-Broadway production, ''A Chorus Line'' opened at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway July 25, 1975, directed by Michael Bennett and co-choreographed by Bennett and Bob Avian. An unprecedented box office and critical hit, the musical received twelve Tony Award nominations and won nine, in addition to the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The original Broadway production ran for 6,137 performances, becoming the longest-running production in Broadway history until surpasse ...
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