Emma Roberts formed a Prayer Union in London for young women and girls of all classes. Mary Jane Kinnaird also opened a home with Evangelical purpose in London for young women away from their home.

Mrs Gordon became president of the ‘Scotch’ Division. In 1877 there were YWCA Institutes in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee and Inverness who were founded and run independently of each other.

The ‘Scotch Divisional Council’, originally set up at 2a Shadwick Place in Edinburgh under Mrs. Gordon’s presidency, moved its office in 1885 to 116 George Street.

A company was registered as YWCA of Great Britain, which provided the legal form of the Association.

Period of debate regarding the Christian values and Evangelical ethos of the YWCA.

The Equal Franchise Act of 1928 granted equal voting rights to women and men. As a result, both men and women could vote at the age of 21.

The YWCA accepted grant aid and became part of the National Youth Service during a period of mass unemployment.

The YWCA Collaborated with women service units during the war. From 1942 the YWCA opened 88 hostels for “land girls” – women who worked on farms in place of men who were serving in the military.

Family Planning Act passed which enabled local health authorities to provide contraception to all women regardless of marital status.

The aims of our YWCA Scotland were amended to include “Recognising the equal value in God’s sight of all human beings without distinction of race, nationality or religion”.

Throughout the 1970s Stella Reekie welcomed new Scots to her international flat in Glasgow. Read more about Stella Reekie.

Under the new legislation, it was illegal for employers, landlords, companies, schools and restaurants to discriminate based on sex or marital status.

From the mid-nineties there was a shift in the focus of the YWCA to focusing on young women in particular, with an emphasis on supporting women under 30.

Young women delegates attended the opening of the Scottish Parliament.

March 8th marked the 100th International Women’s Day – Glasgow YWCA celebrated with a show they performed to the community in Glasgow.

Although the debate surrounding the ‘C’ in YWCA began much earlier, in 2014 it was decided that it was no longer inclusive. The Glasgow Centre Joined YWCA Scotland and shortly after the organisation began to be known as ‘YWCA Scotland – The Young Women’s Movement’.

Today, this programme exists as YEquality and is offered to primary seven pupils across Scotland.

YGirls and YBoys developed into YEquality which continues to run in schools today.

100 for the 100th event ran by The Young Women’s Movement to celebrate 100 years of women getting the vote.

The Young Women’s Movement hosted an event with Monica Lennon campaigning for the The Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act.

The programme began as a partnership between The Young Women’s Movement and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC).