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Pauline Durant
(1832 - 1917)
Community Leader
Visit Her Landmarks
Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA)
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Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA)
Back Bay West
140 Clarendon St., Boston, MA 02116
20th Century
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The Boston Young Women’s Christian Association, the first YWCA in the nation, was founded in 1866 by upper middle-class Protestant women to guide and support young rural women coming to the city.
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