Men and women adrift : the YMCA and the YWCA in the city / edited by Nina Mjagkij and Margaret Spratt.
| Other author | Mjagkij, Nina, 1961- |
| Other author | Spratt, Margaret, 1955- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : New York University Press, ©1997. |
| Description | xviii, 311 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | "An aggressive Christian enterprise" : the Baltimore YMCA's journey to institutional credibility and religious legitimacy, 1852-1882 / Jessica Elfenbein -- Manhood factories : architecture, business, and the evolving urban role of the YMCA, 1865-1925 / Paula Lupkin -- Contested spaces : the YMCA and workingmen on the railroads, 1877-1917 / Thomas Winter -- Negotiating white womanhood : the Cincinnati YWCA and white wage-earning women, 1918-1929 / Sarah Heath -- Cultural pluralism in immigrant education : the YWCA's international institutes, 1910-1940 / Raymond A. Mohl -- True manhood : the YMCA and racial advancement, 1890-1930 / Nina Mjagkij -- Struggle among saints : African American women and the YWCA, 1870-1920 / Adrienne Lash Jones -- To be separate or one : the issue of race in the history of the Pittsburgh and Cleveland YWCAs, 1920-1946 / Margaret Spratt -- "The price of integration" : the story of the Charlotte YWCA in the 1960s / Michelle Busby -- From character to body building : the YMCA and the suburban metropolis, 1950-1980 / Clifford Putney -- Taking the young stranger by the hand : homosexual cruising at the YMCA, 1890-1980 / John D. Wrathall --"Without documents no history" : sources and strategies for researching the YWCA / Nancy Robertson with Elizabeth Norris. |
| Local note | Little-307377--305131014093U |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 97004666 |
| ISBN | 0814755410 (clothbound : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0814755429 (paperbound : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BV1040 .M46 1997 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |